Everyone in New Zealand has the right to an affordable and dignified funeral process.

Help us put things right.

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$10,000 NZ average funeral bill vs $1,000 dignified DIY

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.

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Death Without Debt’s work is supported by:

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)