March 2019

New online tool helps seniors stay connected

In 2018, HBH Senior Living’s CEO, Bonnie Robinson, participated in the Global Women Breakthrough Leaders Programme. Just 30 women leaders across New Zealand are selected for this intensive year-long journey...

Rest Home residents give back to Bellyful

Principle 4 of the Eden Alternative is about helping to overcome the three plagues of old age – boredom, loneliness and helplessness – by encouraging and creating opportunities for residents...

HBH’s young volunteers keep life interesting

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others’?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the key principles of the Eden Alternative adopted by HBH Senior...

Always a welcoming smile

If you’ve visited HBH, you’ll have seen the welcoming face of Jenny Cribbens, our receptionist for the past eleven years. “I’m the first face that people see when they arrive, so...

Donation music to our ears

A huge ‘thank you’ to the Howick Freemasons Charitable Trust for donating over $8,000 to help 25 more residents participate in Playlist for Life. Playlist for Life enables older people, especially...

Bonnie beams into the UN 

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our very own Bonnie Robinson will attend the next United Nations forum in March – virtually!    Bonnie is part of a delegation of Presbyterian women attending the UN Women’s Congress...