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ICHC
Te Kaunihera Whakawhanaunga o nga Minita Hōhipera, Hauora

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Providing Chaplaincy

We Provide Hospitals with Chaplains

Hospital Chaplains offer pastoral, spiritual, and religious care to those within New Zealand Hospitals in accordance with the Te Whare Tapa Wha model of health. Chaplains listen and provide service to all people regardless of their religious denomination, faith orientation, belief system, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.

For many, being a Hospital Chaplain is a calling, and they approach it with passion, reverence, and insight.

We are proud to be supported by Te Whatu Ora, Churches, Donors, and Local Committees as we work alongside Te Whatu Ora to ensure our Chaplains are held to a high standard of professionalism.

Throughout the seasons of life, our chaplains are ready to assist through inclusion, compassion, hope and care.

A copy of our Annual Impact Report for 2023 - 2024 is available here.

National OfficE Staff

David Hough

Isabel Bennett

Sylvia Stump

Barry Fisk

National Office Manager

Donor Relations Administrator

National Office Administrator

CEO

Regional MANAGERs

Rev. Matiu Best

Rev. Sandra

Wright-Taylor

Rev. Colin Gordon

Rev. Jeannine Epplett

South Island

Nelson/Marlborough
West Coast
Canterbury
South Canterbury
Southern

Midland Region

Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Tairawhiti
Lakes
Taranaki

Northern Region

Northland
Waitemata
Auckland
Counties Manukau

Central Region

Hawkes Bay
Mid Central
Whanganui
Wairarapa
Capital & Coast
Hutt

Senior Catholic Chaplain

Mr Tony Lenton

National Office Staff

Volunteer with a chaplaincy team

Chaplains rely on the support of their local community to continue the great work they do. Volunteering with a local team involves working alongside the Chaplains to help provide pastoral care to friends, family, patients, and staff.

Make a donation

Your support makes all the difference. It sustains the chaplaincy ministry and allows us to continue our service.

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A Quick Guide

We invite you to support the work of Hospital Chaplaincy by making a donation. No gift is too small to help make a difference by one of the following options:

A ONe-off donation

Using our Giv2 QR code with your smartphone.

By Credit Card over the phone: 0800 246 7274

By Credit Card on our donation page

Gifting your donation rebate via Supergenerous

A Regular donation

An Automatic Payment/Direct Debit set up with your bank to:

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