Who is the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand?
The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand represents funeral directing firms committed to providing professional, ethical, and compassionate care to families at one of life’s most difficult times.
Not all funeral providers meet the same standards. Funeral Directors Association member firms choose to meet and maintain strict professional standards, including a Code of Ethics, best practice guidelines, and regular inspections to ensure these standards are upheld.
Choosing a Funeral Directors Association member means choosing a funeral professional who is committed to:
- Professional care and guidance
- Ethical and transparent service
- High standards of practice
- Respect for cultural, spiritual, and personal wishes
- Supporting families with compassion and integrity
When sadness makes it hard to think clearly, a trusted funeral director becomes a guide for your family, helping them navigate the practical details while creating a meaningful farewell that will honour your life.
Vision | Mission | Values
Our Vision
Supporting positive grief journeys.
Our Mission
To support member firms to adapt and achieve long term success and resilience in a changing world.
Our Values
Members of the Funeral Directors Association are guided by the following values:
Compassion
We are mindful of what others are facing and act in such a way as to demonstrate our care and concern for them. We will use all our experience and wisdom to improve their condition as far as we reasonably can.
Integrity
We are honest and authentic in all we say to each other and act with transparency in all we do so that our words and actions can be trusted and relied upon.
Respect
We treat others in the way that we would wish to be treated and regard what they say to be authentic and genuine. We recognise that others may have opinions, traditions or other characteristics that are different from our own and we will not let them be a barrier to working with them.
Our Standards
Specifically, members and their employees , through membership of the Association, have agreed to these Standards
