Mumps Awareness
Mumps is a viral illness, which can cause swelling and tenderness of one or more salivary (parotid) glands. Some people with mumps have no symptoms and others may only have…
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June 29, 2017
Proud to serve Pasifika communities
It's the calling deep in the heart that led Hamish Crooks, the chief executive of Pacific Homecare, into community services. His decades of contributions to Pasifika has been recognised again, receiving…
June 21, 2017
Tui cherishes childhood memories
Support Worker Tui Niko remembers growing up in Samoa and his father teaching him to fish with a net in the traditional island way of fishing. Now living in NZ,…
June 6, 2017
Glass half full Reuben
80-year-old Pacific Homecare client Reuben Ngata is a proud east coast man of Ngati Porou descent. Diagnosed with Polio in 1961, his life unexpectedly changed. Never one to refuse a…
May 24, 2017
Losa gets the job done
Tongan Losa Taufa is known for her reliability. Her Coordinator says she gives 110% of her efforts and she's always getting great reviews from her clients. Losa is our April Employee of the Month! Tell us…
April 28, 2017
PHC commends pay rise for homecare sector
Government today announced a pay equity settlement affecting approximately 55,000 low-paid workers, mainly women, working in three government-funded service sectors: aged residential care, home support, disability services. The pay rise…
April 18, 2017
Niva always in demand
Niva Tuteru-Maroroa is a Support Worker who always puts in 100%. Her Coordinator says she is ‘in demand’ by clients and that’s why she is our March Employee of the…
April 6, 2017
Amandeep finds reward
Amandeep Kaur relocated with her family to New Zealand from India in 2013. Initially working in a factory, she found more rewarding work when she joined Pacific Homecare as a…
March 15, 2017
Unstoppable Uriaau
Uriaau Epi found her calling while caring for both her ill sister and father. A superstar at Pacific Homecare, Cook Islander Uriaau received some great feedback from our NASC physio…
February 22, 2017
Mili’s mission
With loyalty second-to-none, Miliaoga Fa’afaga has worked at Pacific Homecare for more than 20 years and has never called in sick. Always willing to go the extra mile, Mili has…
January 15, 2017