OUR FUTURE
Building the Future of Care for Franklin
Franklin Community Hospice is creating a purpose-built hospice and community hub at Foy Road in Pukekohe — a permanent home for specialist palliative care, support and connection for generations to come.
Construction underway · Planned opening June 2027
Help Us Reach Our $3 Million Goal
Every contribution helps create a calm, modern and purpose-built space where care, dignity and support remain close to home for Franklin families.
Together We’re Building More Than a Facility
We’re building reassurance for families, dignity for patients, and compassionate care for future generations across Franklin.
BUILDING FRANKLIN’S FUTURE
Help Us Reach Our $3 Million Goal
Every donation helps bring Franklin’s new purpose-built hospice and community hub closer to reality.
Why We’re Building
Franklin is one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing communities, and the need for accessible specialist palliative care continues to increase.
Our current Hospice facility is extremely limited in space. A single community room currently needs to serve as a meeting room, counselling space, education area, staff space and much more, while only one private counselling room is available for families and bereavement support.
The new purpose-built Hospice at Foy Road will give patients, families and whānau access to dedicated spaces designed specifically for care, privacy, wellbeing, education and connection.
This project is about far more than a building. It is about ensuring Franklin Hospice can continue providing compassionate specialist care locally for generations to come.
More Space for Care, Support and Connection
The new Franklin Hospice will bring clinical care, family support, wellbeing services, education and community connection together in one purpose-built environment.
Three Patient Day Rooms
Calm, flexible spaces for symptom management, specialist assessments and short-term supportive care.
Family & Whānau Spaces
Dedicated private spaces for family meetings, counselling, emotional support and important conversations.
Expanded Wellbeing Services
More space for services such as massage therapy, grief support, counselling and other wellbeing programmes.
Community Education
Purpose-built areas for workshops, information sessions and education without the need to hire external venues.
Health & Community Partnerships
Flexible spaces where Franklin Hospice can work alongside visiting health professionals and community services.
Gardens & Reflection Spaces
Outdoor areas where patients, families and whānau can gather, remember, reflect and spend time together.
Take a Closer Look at Franklin’s New Hospice
Explore the latest plans for Franklin’s purpose-built hospice at Foy Road, including the building design, site layout and the spaces created for patients, whānau, staff and our wider community.
View the Architects short videos
From Vision to Reality
Franklin’s new hospice is now taking shape at Foy Road. Follow the journey from planning and design through construction to the planned opening in June 2027.
Land Secured
The site at Foy Road is secured as the future home of Franklin Hospice.
Design & Consents
A purpose-built facility is developed around the needs of patients, whānau, staff and the wider community.
Community Campaign
Franklin Hospice launches the campaign to raise the remaining $3 million required to complete the project.
Construction Underway
Construction is now underway at Foy Road as Franklin’s new hospice begins to take shape.
Planned Opening
The new Franklin Hospice is expected to open its doors to the community in June 2027.
Be Part of Franklin Hospice History
For those wishing to make a significant contribution to the new hospice, we have created a small number of special opportunities to recognise the people, families, businesses, trusts and organisations helping bring this vision to life.
A Permanent Place in Franklin’s New Hospice
The main foyer of the new hospice will feature a bespoke Tree of Legacy — a permanent acknowledgement of the generosity that helped build Franklin’s new home for care.
Recognition may be in your own name, your family name, the name of a business or organisation, or in memory or honour of someone special.
Founders’ Circle
Includes a bronze-finish leaf on the Tree of Legacy, website recognition, invitations to significant donor and opening events and campaign acknowledgement where desired.
Principal Partners
Includes a silver-finish Tree of Legacy leaf, recognition as a Principal Partner, milestone invitations, behind-the-scenes opportunities and personal updates from Franklin Hospice leadership.
Legacy Partners
Includes a gold-finish Tree of Legacy leaf and the opportunity to name an approved patient, family, therapy or community space, subject to availability and Board approval.
Founding Visionaries
Includes premier platinum-finish Tree of Legacy recognition, a dedicated plaque and the opportunity to name two approved spaces within the new hospice.
Recognition is always optional and can be tailored to reflect the wishes of each donor.
Explore Recognition OpportunitiesHelp Bring Franklin’s New Hospice to Life
Whether you make a personal donation, explore a major gift or bring your community together to fundraise, every contribution helps us move closer to opening the doors of Franklin’s new hospice.
Donate to the New Hospice
Make a one-off or regular contribution towards Franklin’s new purpose-built hospice and help create a permanent home for specialist palliative care in our community.
Donate NowRecognition Opportunities
Explore Tree of Legacy recognition, major giving, memorial opportunities and selected naming opportunities within the new Franklin Hospice.
Explore RecognitionBring Your Community Together
Get your workplace, club, school, family or community group involved and help raise funds towards Franklin’s new home for hospice care.
Start FundraisingYour Contribution Can Be Personal
Our new hospice and its grounds will include many places and features that may hold special meaning for a donor, family, business or community group.
You might choose to contribute towards a tree or planting, an outdoor bench, a garden or courtyard feature, artwork, furnishings, specialist equipment, a memorial feature — or something completely different.
We do not want our recognition programme to limit generosity or imagination. If something is particularly meaningful to you, we would be delighted to explore how your contribution could become part of the new hospice.
Every Contribution Helps Build Franklin’s Future
It will take a whole community to build our new hospice. Whether you give $50, $500 or $5,000, your contribution helps bring our new home closer to reality.
Leave a Lasting Message
For $250, you can create a lasting message within the grounds of the new Franklin Hospice. Your chosen short message will be inscribed on a rock and placed along a pathway within the hospice grounds.
It’s a special way to celebrate someone, remember someone you love, or simply show your support for hospice care in Franklin.
Community Givers
Community Givers receive a donation receipt and are invited to follow the construction progress as the new hospice takes shape.
Community Champions
Community Champions receive a personalised thank-you, donation receipt, regular campaign and construction updates, and invitations to selected community and campaign events.
Community Supporters
Community Supporters receive a personal letter of thanks, regular campaign and construction updates, an invitation to the blessing and opening of the new hospice, and campaign recognition where desired.
Help Build a Legacy of Care
What we build today will care for Franklin tomorrow. Every contribution helps create a permanent home where people facing life-limiting illness, and the families alongside them, can receive specialist care, compassion and support close to home.
For major gifts, memorial opportunities, room naming or other ways to support the new hospice, our team would be delighted to talk with you.