2023 (Almost) everything you might want to know about death, dying and bereavement

We are planning a series of fortnightly Sunday afternoon seminars/hui in Whakatāne beginning after Easter 2023. These will be available to participants by Zoom as well as face-to-face. Topics we will cover are:

• Advance Care Planning and Power of Attorney

• Death, dying and communities: a history

• Care for people who are dying: supporting whānau, hospice, etc.

• Bereavement – coping with grief and loss

• Choice at the end of life: euthanasia

• The roles of the coroner and mortician

• New options for after death care: puhirere, kōpaki, shrouds, natural burial, Cold Plates/Atamira Matao; Infant death and manaaki mats

• New options for after death care: changing rituals, and the influence of tangihanga on Pākehā funerals

If you want up to date information on the programme email us:

funeralguidescollective@gmail.com