Dying Matters Week Timaru

Jade Whaley, End of Life Doula and Celebrant brought Dying Matters Week to Timaru for the first time in 2025.

This event connects people across Aotearoa to start conversations in a safe space, learn from local experts and seek support to get affairs in order and navigate grief or loss.

The programme at the Timaru Library included: hands-on workshops and presentations from experts in end-of-life, grief and death-care, resources and information from local businesses, crematorium open days, curated collections of books on grief and dying, online events and podcasts, art and theatre, poetry and storytelling, DIY Funeral Workshops, Death Cafes and panel discussions.

2025 Event Programme

Dying Matters Week 2025 - Timaru Programme

Dying Matters Week News and Stories

Wind Phones: For Things Left Unsaid

Aged care at home - Son helping his Happy Mother cook in the Kitchen

The Eldernet Group partners with Go With Grace for Dying Matters Week

Reclaiming Death: A Call for Conversations, Compassion, Community, and Change

Save the date

Dying Matters Week 2026 is happening from Monday 7th September to Sunday 13th September.

Meet our regional champions

Dying Matters Week would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of end-of-life-doulas, Death Cafe facilitators, Hospice staff, Honohono Tātou Katoa and others around Aotearoa. Click on the images below to find out more about some of the incredible people who organised event programmes in their local towns and cities.