Dying Matters Expo, Tawa, Wellington

Date: 12/09/2026
Time: 01:30 pm – 04:30 pm
Venue: Tawa Community Centre Hall, 5 Cambridge Street, Tawa

Join us in Tawa for the FREE Dying Matters Week Wellington Expo, a welcoming community event where you can explore, ask questions, and discover the many ways people are helping our communities navigate dying, death, grief, and bereavement. Whether you’re planning ahead, supporting someone you love, or simply curious to learn more, there’s something for everyone.

Meet a diverse range of people who are passionate about sharing their knowledge, services, products, lived experience, and ideas. Ever wondered what terramation is and why more people are talking about this environmentally conscious alternative? Curious about pet water cremation and the choices now available to honour our beloved animal companions? Or perhaps you’d like to learn about the beautiful role of Whakaahuru -The Gentle Singers, who offer comfort through song at the bedside, along with many other people, ideas, and services you may never have considered before.

Explore the stall holders below and start planning who you’d like to meet. We look forward to welcoming you to Tawa!

• Agnes “Aggie” Widfeldt, Celebrant
• Angela Robertson, Write Your Life Story – Penning Your Past
• Annette Burrell, Inner Path
• Aquafare – Pet Funerals and Aquamation (Water Cremation)
• Cancer Society
• Claire Laurenson, Grief Relief
• Coveted Jewellery
• Death Without Debt
• ELDAA – End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa
• Final Farewell, Funeral Planning
• Gemma O’Donnell, Lawyer – Chronically Legal
• Healing Touch NZ
• Health & Disability Advocacy Service
• Janie Walker, Be Calmed Yoga Studio
• Jennifer Watson, Life Coach and Grief Educator
• Kristen Phillips, Author – Dad You’ve Got Dementia
• Kylie Welch, Children’s Book Author
• Lee-Anne Duncan, Too Young – Childhood Parental Bereavement
• Mary Potter Hospice
• Miranda Smith Homecare
• myTrove
• Terramation Aotearoa – Natural Organic Reduction
• Whakaahuru – The Gentle Singers
• Wellington and Ōtaki Natural Burials

Questions to [email protected]

Three sessions (also free) will be running alongside the expo and can be booked separately:

• Legal Information Session with Gemma O’Donnell from Chronically Legal
• An Introduction to the Beautiful Role of Whakaahuru – The Gentle Singers
• Crystal Singing Bowl Experience with Annette Burrell from Inner Path

To book one of these free sessions, head to the Dying Matters Week Wellington events page and RSVP to the event you would like to attend to secure your place. Places are limited, so registration is essential.