Death Without Debt – Taupo July 2026
Date: Friday 3 July 2026, 12-4pm
Location: REAP, 73 Titiraupenga Street, Taupo
Price: $40 p/p, $55 for two or $70 for three (OR BY DONATION)
Info: Includes 60 page DIY funeral guide
Facilitated by: Tilly Stevens and featuring invited guests from the Taupō community.
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Why are funerals so expensive?
What can we do about it?
The average cost of a funeral is now $13,000 – more than ten times the cost of family-led funeral. This workshop covers:
- Funeral planning: Wills, Powers of Attorney, Advance Care Plans, Probate
- Understanding potential paperwork traps, raising awareness around “professional service fees” and how to avoid being hooked into unwanted or unnecessary services
- Care and transport of the body
- When you need a coffin and when you don’t, alongside exploring alternatives
- Steps to reduce dependence on the funeral industry
- Pros and cons of burial, cremation and new ecological methods
- Community initiatives
