News & Events
Join Our Community
Community events are a beautiful way to bring us together. These gatherings provide a safe space for people to connect, learn and share how different worldviews and ways of knowing can create compassionate communities in Aotearoa.
Whether it's a neighbourhood block party, a cultural festival, or a charity fundraiser, these events create opportunities for meaningful interactions, fostering a stronger sense of belonging and solidarity within the community. Through shared activities and shared spaces, community events play a vital role in building social cohesion, promoting understanding, and strengthening the bonds that tie us together as a community.
Events & Programmes
No One Dies Alone (NODA):
Become a Compassionate Companion
Honohono Tātou Katoa is proud to introduce the No One Dies Alone (NODA) programme at CHT St Johns in Epsom from March 2025. We are seeking dedicate volunteers to join this new programme, providing comfort and connection to those in their last months and days of life.
Volunteers need to apply to become a Mercy Hospice volunteer, undergo reference and police vetting checks, attend induction and training sessions and commit to volunteer with us for a minimum of six months.
October 2025 update: We've had an overwhelmingly positive response to our NODA programme and are at capacity for new volunteers.
📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.
At Home Aged and Palliative Services (AHAPS): A “Train the Trainers” Programme
Launching in 2025, the "At Home Aged and Palliative Services" programme is co-designed by Working Together Group (WTG) and Honohono Tātou Katoa (HTK).
This initiative will equip community members with skills, knowledge, and resources to both provide compassionate at-home care at the end of life, and train others to do the same. Emphasising sustainability and inclusivity, the programme reflects HTK's mission to foster compassionate communities and ensure "palliative care everywhere with everyone," working with hidden carers and under-served communities through trust, collaboration, and celebration of their strengths.
This programme is currently being piloted with our community partners, Working Together Group.
📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.
Join us at libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau for an open, group-directed conversation about death, where there is no set agenda, objectives, or themes. This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
Death Cafe - Mt Roskill
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings
DATES:
Saturday 18th October
Saturday 22nd November
Death Cafe - Birkenhead
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead
DATES:
Sunday 5th October
Sunday 2nd November
Sunday 7th December
Death Cafe - Panmure
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure
DATES:
Sunday 5 October
Saturday 1 November
Death Cafe - Avondale
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
93 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland 1026
DATES:
Saturday 4th October
Saturday 8th November
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Death Cafe - Spanish (Avondale)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
99 Rosebank Bank, Avondale
DATES:
Sunday 19th October
Death Cafe - East Coast Bays
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
8 Bute Road, Browns Bay
DATES:
Saturday 18th October
Saturday 15th November
Saturday 13th December
Death Cafe - Glenfield
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
90 Bentley Ave, Glenfield
DATES:
Saturday 25th October
Saturday 29th November
Death Cafe - Takapuna
12.30 - 2.00pm
9 The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland
DATES:
Saturday October 11th
Saturday November 8th
Saturday December 13th
What else?
If you’re interested in any of the above events and would like us to come to your organisation, please contact us! If you have other ideas of how we can collaborate or be of service to you, please do let us know.