Category: In the News
Coping with grief through Christmas
Gillian Boyes, CEO of the Funeral Directors Association, and Katrina King, General Manager of the Grief Centre, discussed the results of the National Grief Survey on TVNZ Breakfast this morning.
Bereaved families should understand rules if considering Mausolea interment
Charges of misconduct against a former funeral director prompt a warning from the Funeral Director’s Association of New Zealand over mausolea interment.
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Funeral directors reject allegations of predatory behaviour
“We strongly refute allegations of predatory behaviour in our industry,” Gillian Boyes, chief executive of the Funeral Directors’ Association told MPs. Boyes was in Parliament to push back on claims made by Fergus Wheeler from Death without Debt, who is urging reforms to the country’s outdated funeral system, telling them it gave funeral directors a lucrative monopoly on death.
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Repatriating Wellington assault victim Luke Smith: Costs and administrative 'minefield'
Funeral Directors Association CEO Gillian Boyes said she could not speak to the specific case, but the cost of repatriation - to or from New Zealand - could vary wildly. She said the starting point was about $10,000 and typically increased with distance.
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Life as a funeral director: ‘Serving my iwi by doing this mahi’
Listen to two funeral directors at a Whakatāne funeral home talk about where they see the future of the industry.
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