New Zealand Embalmers Association

Diploma Course In Embalming Today, from his Office at Legacy Funerals in Hamilton New Zealand Embalmers Association President, Jordan Goss expressed his delight at news that a Diploma course in Embalming has been approved by NZQA with Kalandra Education confirmed as the approved provider. ...

A pauper's funeral: What really happens when you die alone and broke A person buried at no cost in a pauper's grave is not allowed a monument or cross until 60 years after their death.

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Mental health of funeral staff a concern as Covid-19, battle with ministry bites The funeral industry is embroiled in a stoush with the Ministry of Health over PPE expenses and access to the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Clever coffins: Dying Art's custom caskets include Star Trek, Lego, a chocolate bar and a cream doughnut - NZ Herald One Auckland-based company is making custom caskets unlike you've never seen before.

Headstone restorer will continue work despite council advice Brian McIntyre at the gravestone of William Henry Wallis and Stephen John Lane who were murdered at Top House in 1894. Photo: Charles Anderson.

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The QR codes on selected graves in Porirua Cemetery are up!
It's fantastic to be able to tell the stories of some of our veterans at rest there. Many thanks to historian Allan Dodson and his sterling work on Porirua War Stories for all the information.
As our Cemeteries Manager Daniel so rightly says, "These QR codes tell the story of many people who shaped Porirua to what it is today - they are a great addition to what is a beautiful green space within our city".
Don't forget to check the Events section within our page to see when the three remaining tours are on this Saturday.

Plastic flowers, windmills causing headaches at some cemeteries Caretakers are urging families to think about the items they are leaving beside their loved ones' graves.

Plastic flowers may go in Wellington cemeteries A little colour may be lost as Wellington mulls a cemetery plastic ban.

Funerals cancelled or downsized Large funeral services in Dunedin have had to be cancelled or changed. It follows the move to Covid-19 Alert Level 2, which limits gatherings to...

Whānau, funeral homes 'confused' about tangihanga rules Funeral home directors in Auckland are unsure what to tell whānau who have planned funeral or tangihanga services over the weekend.