| Ko Taupiri te Maunga Ko Waikato te Awa Ko Tainui te Waka Ko Potatau te Tangata |
Taupiri is the mountain Waikato is the river Tainui is the canoe King Potatau is our beginning |
| He aha te mea nui o tea o Maku e ki atu He Tangata He Tangata He Tangata |
What would you consider Most important in this world? The People The People The People |
Ko te tumanako kia eke ki tona puaawaitanga mo ngaa whaanau katoa.
Together with our help may Hospice Waikato continue to blossom for all our families.
Koroneihana Cooper, QSM, JP, Kaumaatua Consultant
Mission Statement
Hospice affirms life. Hospice provides holistic care for people who have reached a palliative stage in their illness where the focus of treatment is on comfort, dignity and quality of life. Hospice recognizes dying as a normal process and neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice integrates the physical [tinana] social [whanau] emotional [hinengaro] and spiritual [wairua] aspects of care that support the dying person and their family / whanau / carers. Hospice recognises grief as a normal response to loss and offers support to family / whanau / carers during the person’s illness and their bereavement.
About the Logo
Our logo expresses the care and empathy provided by Hospice Waikato. A small cluster of stylized trees symbolizes a family surrounding their dying loved one; the regeneration for the family. The river represents the Waikato community and also symbolises the passing of time and life. The butterfly has been incorporated on the right side of the river to symbolise the passing of the soul. The sun symbolises knowledge and understanding of the coming of death. The sun is situated within the butterfly to express the understanding of the eminent passing, representing memories that keep us smiling after losing a loved one – light from darkness. The implementation of the strap line “Making Every Day Count” is styled into a curve to convey the connection with Rainbow Place, our children and young person’s service.
Founder
Hospice Waikato Founder Margaret Broad
Waikato Community Hospice was founded by Margaret Broad in 1981. Scottish born, trained as a nurse in London, Margaret worked as a volunteer at Assisi Home near Hamilton. Her interest in hospice philosophy began during her nursing training where she observed many people dying alone in private rooms, because nurses were too busy caring for the living. Margaret’s vision was for a homely, peaceful place run by staff in casual dress and with everyone on first name terms.
Waikato Community Hospice was founded as a result of Margaret’s personal grief. Her husband Dr Jon Broad and their 21 year old daughter were killed in the Erebus plane crash in 1979. Dr Denis Rogers and the Nuns of Assisi were concerned for her welfare and decided she needed a challenge to make her life worth living. They gave her emotional and practical support, and encouraged her to become active in establishing a Hospice in Hamilton.
Margaret studied Hospices in the United Kingdom and her work was acknowledged by being the recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship.