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Death Cafés
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. Enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit too.
Death Café - Mt Roskill
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings
2026 Dates:
Saturday 17 January
Saturday 21 February
Saturday 21 March
Saturday 18 April
Saturday 16 May
Saturday 20 June
Saturday 18 July
Saturday 22 August
Saturday 19 September
Saturday 17 October
Saturday 21 November
Saturday 12 December
Death Café - Birkenhead
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead
2026 Dates:
Sunday 1 February
Sunday 1 March
Sunday 3 May
Sunday 7 June
Sunday 5 July
Sunday 2 August
Sunday 6 September
Sunday 4 October
Sunday 1 November
Sunday 6 December
Death Café - Warkworth
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
2 Baxter Street, Warkworth
2026 Dates:
Sunday 8 March
Sunday 12 April
Sunday 17 May
Sunday 14 June
Sunday 12 July
Sunday 9 August
Sunday 13 September
Sunday 11 October
Sunday 8 November
Death Café - Avondale
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
93 Rosebank Road, Avondale,
2026 Dates:
Saturday 10 January
Saturday 7 February
Saturday 7 March
Saturday 4 April
Saturday 2 May
Saturday 6 June
Saturday 4 July
Saturday 8 August
Sunday 6 September
Saturday 3 October
Saturday 7 November
Saturday 5 December
Death Café - East Coast Bays
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
8 Bute Road, Browns Bay
2026 Dates:
Saturday 21 February
Saturday 21 March
Saturday 18 April
Saturday 16 May
Saturday 20 June
Saturday 18 July
Saturday 15 August
Saturday 19 September
Saturday 17 October
Saturday 21 November
Death Café - Onehunga
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
85 Church Street, Onehunga
2026 Dates:
Friday 20 March
Friday 17 April
Friday 15 May
Friday 19 June
Friday 17 July
Friday 21 August
Death Café - Takapuna
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
9 The Strand, Takapuna
2026 Dates:
Saturday 14 February
Saturday 14 March
Saturday 11 April
Saturday 9 May
Saturday 13 June
Sunday 9 August
Sunday 11 October
Sunday 8 November
Death Café - Panmure
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure
2026 Dates:
Saturday 14 February
Saturday 14 March
Saturday 11 April
Saturday 9 May
Saturday 13 June
Saturday 11 July
Saturday 8 August
Saturday 12 September
Saturday 10 October
Saturday 14 November
Saturday 12 December
Death Café - Botany
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace East Tāmaki 588 Chapel Road, East Tāmaki
2026 Dates:
Thursday 26 March
Thursday 25 June
Thursday 6 August
Thursday 29 October
Death Café - Remuera
Death Café - Auckland Central
Death Café - Te Manawa (Westgate)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
429 Remuera Road, Remuera
2026 Dates:
Wednesday 22nd April
Wednesday 27th May
Wednesday 24th June
1:30 pm - 3 pm
Central Library, 44–46 Lorne Street
2026 Dates:
Saturday 27th June
Saturday 25th July
Saturday 22nd August
1:30 pm - 3 pm
11 Kohuhu Lane, Massey
2026 Dates:
Sunday 30 August
Sunday 20 September
Sunday 24 October
Sunday 28 November
Death Café -
Whangaparāoa Library
Death Café - Devonport Library
1 pm - 2:30 pm
9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay
2026 Dates:
Sunday 30 August
Sunday 15 November
2027 Dates:
Sunday 21 February
Sunday 18 April
11.30 am - 1 pm
2 Victoria Road, Devonport
2026 Dates:
Friday 2nd October
Friday 6th November
Friday 4th December
Improve your Skills
Workshops
No One Dies Alone (NODA):
Become a Compassionate Companion
This program started in 2025 and is run by Mercy Hospice. They are seeking dedicate volunteers to join this 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.
More information: Email admin@mh.org.nz
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 Mercy Hospice.
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.
This programme is currently being piloted with our community partners, Working Together Group.
More information: Email admin@mh.org.nz
