Everyone in New Zealand has the right to an affordable and dignified funeral process.
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2024 National Workshop Tour on now
$10,000 NZ average funeral bill vs $1,000 dignified DIY
Kia ora
Official paperwork requirements are derailing the DIY funeral movement
Government after-death paperwork requirements are forcing people into poverty. This problem is easily fixed. But will the Government honour its promise to tackle poverty?
The fix is simple: doctors ought to be doing the paperwork – it takes a mere minutes.
10 steps to busting funeral debt
Our manifesto. Extending duty of care is the first step
DIY funerals
Workshops are coming to your part of the country. Order our step by step guide to a diginified and affordable funeral.
For doctors and nurses
We have a fix that is as simple as it is beautiful.
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Our campaign is supported by:
Recycling for Charity,
Community Law,
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa
The Salvation Army,
The Aotearoa/NZ Assocation of Social Workers,
Wellington Catholic Diocese Social Justice Committee.
Waikanae Baptist Op-Shop (grant)
Community Law,
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa
The Salvation Army,
The Aotearoa/NZ Assocation of Social Workers,
Wellington Catholic Diocese Social Justice Committee.
Waikanae Baptist Op-Shop (grant)