Hospice team changes

Changes are afoot at the Whangaparaoa Hospice Shop with the resignation of three long-serving staff.
Cathi Cox, who has been the shop’s manager for eight years, has moved on to manage the Hibiscus Coast Community House in Orewa.

Van driver and storeman Dave Erby, who has been with the team since 2004, took a well earned retirement on April 6 and Nicholas Houia, warehouse manager for both Whangaparaoa and Orewa Hospice Shops, leaves later this month to relocate to the Bay of Plenty. Nicholas had been with the hospice shop for a total of seven years.

A formal morning tea was held recently in the trio’s honour by trustees of the Northern Hospice Alliance and another, informal farewell was held at the RSA.