A candlelight vigil at Mount Maunganui beach, New Zealand, for the victims of the March 15 Christchurch mosque shootings. People place candles in the sand in a heart shape. Photographed March 16 2019 — Photo by MLWilliams

Whanganui DIY Funeral Workshops #2

Details Saturday 19th October Presenters Fergus Wheeler and Suzanne Chelius 1pm to 5pm Venue: Quaker Settlement, 76 Virginia Road, Otamatea, Whanganui – (five minutes from the city) AND Wednesday 23rd October Quaker Meeting Room, 256 Wicksteed St in the central city area. Presenters, Rachel Rose, Suzanne …

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A candlelight vigil at Mount Maunganui beach, New Zealand, for the victims of the March 15 Christchurch mosque shootings. People place candles in the sand in a heart shape. Photographed March 16 2019 — Photo by MLWilliams

Whanganui DIY Funeral Workshops

Details Saturday 19th October Presenters Fergus Wheeler and Suzanne Chelius 1pm to 5pm Venue: Quaker Settlement, 76 Virginia Road, Otamatea, Whanganui – (five minutes from the city) AND Wednesday 23rd October Quaker Meeting Room, 256 Wicksteed St in the central city area. Presenters, Rachel Rose, Suzanne …

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A candlelight vigil at Mount Maunganui beach, New Zealand, for the victims of the March 15 Christchurch mosque shootings. People place candles in the sand in a heart shape. Photographed March 16 2019 — Photo by MLWilliams

New Plymouth DIY Funeral Workshop

Details Tuesday 22nd October Presenters: Fergus Wheeler, Kim Maunder The Vicarage, St Mary’s Church 37 Vivian St, New Plymouth 2pm to 5.30pm Cost $25 (or by donation or koha), includes the cost of a 64 page booklet. Description Housekeeping Pay Death Without Debt  Kiwibank  38-9023-0202538-00 …

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Hats off to the honourable undertakers

​ There are some great funeral directors out there who are aware of the financial consequences of funeral costs, of the desire of some to D.I.Y. some or all parts of the funeral process and who actively facilitate this without exploitation. One Rotorua funeral director …

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Missed the obvious

How the Experts in the Law Commission & the Ministry of Health Missed the Obvious It may seem puzzling that both the Law Commission and the Ministry of Health (MoH), after an astonishing 11 years investigating burial-and-cremation law and processes, failed to ask the most  important …

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A 1 in 60 year opportunity

The Government’s Review of Burial and Cremation Legislation and Processes is Happening Right Now Now is the time to push for an end to the funeral industry’s stranglehold on the funeral process.  The Government is currently reviewing the law and processes around burial and cremation.  …

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