Memory Tree

Next date: Wednesday, 04 December 2024 | 09:00 PM to Friday, 13 December 2024 | 06:00 PM

Remembering loved ones

North Haven Hospice holds a Memory Trees event in our community every year to remember loved ones. Christmas trees are set up around Whangārei before Christmas, attended by volunteers. There is a Memory Tree in the front foyer at Whangārei Central Library.

People are welcome to select a heart or star, write a message in memory of a loved one and hang it on the tree.  It’s not just for those they have lost, but also for those who may be far away and in their hearts at this time. Messages can also be taken home and hung on their own tree if preferred.

After Christmas, the messages on the trees are removed and cremated with the assistance of Morris and Morris Funerals.  The ashes are returned to North Have Hospice, blessed and scattered around its gardens.

While the event is not about fundraising, contributions are welcome.  There is a collection bucket and 100% of the contributions will go directly to North Haven Hospice.

North Haven Hospice has been fortunate to have ongoing support from Morris and Morris Funerals for over 25 years after a special partnership was formed in the 1990s.  Lloyd Morris “saw a need in the community” and matched the contributions made with $1 provided for every $2 gifted as part of the Memory Trees event.  

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Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Avenue, Whangārei, 0110, View Map