News & Advocacy

From traditional hymns and waiata to favourite songs and quirky choices, music can make a funeral a deeply personal reflection of the life being remembered.

Posted in All, Blog; Posted 6 days ago by Sam - Representing the Funeral Directors Association Less than a minute to read

New Zealand funeral directors are absorbing thousands of dollars in costs to ensure people who die with no money or family still receive a dignified funeral.

Posted in All, In the News , Advocacy; Posted 14 days ago Less than a minute to read

Funeral Directors Association CEO, Gillian Boyes says inconsistent and confusing administration of the WINZ Funeral Grant is adding unnecessary stress for grieving families, while the grant itself remains woefully inadequate to meet reasonable funeral costs.

Posted in All, Opinion, Advocacy; Posted 17 days ago by Gillian Boyes Less than a minute to read

Posted in All, Advocacy, Opinion; Posted 18 days ago Less than a minute to read

The Funeral Directors Association is calling on the next Government to modernise New Zealand’s death-care system to ensure families have greater dignity, choice, financial support and protection when someone dies.

Posted in All, Press Releases; Posted 45 days ago by Bradley Shaw Less than a minute to read

Every New Zealander deserves dignity in death. Yet the systems New Zealand relies on when somebody dies have not kept up with the country we have become. We are calling on the next Government to make funeral support fit for today, modernise New Zealand’s death-care laws and protect families through trusted funeral care. Because a farewell is more than a transaction. Saying goodbye matters.

Posted in All, Advocacy; Posted 47 days ago Less than a minute to read

This blog cuts through exaggerated funeral cost claims, explains what New Zealanders are really paying, and explores how planning and prepaying through Now For Them can ease the financial and emotional burden on families.

Posted in All, Blog, Preplan; Posted 47 days ago by Gillian Boyes Less than a minute to read

The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand is calling on the Government to progress a recommendation making it clear when a funeral home can inter or scatter ashes following concerns about Morrison’s Funeral Home’s handling of ashes.

Posted in All, Press Releases; Posted 2 months ago Less than a minute to read

A heartfelt community farewell for an unidentified stillborn baby in Blenheim highlights the compassion of member firm Sowman's Funerals, who generously donated their services to ensure every life was honoured with dignity.

Posted in All, In the News ; Posted 2 months ago Less than a minute to read