Date: Saturday 28th June 2025
Time: 10am to 2pm
Venue: Riverview School, Kerikeri
The average cost of a funeral is $13 000 but with know-how and family and community support, a dignified funeral process can be done for around a $1000 – including a service, modest catering etc. Presenting the workshop will be Rachel Robinson, hospice volunteer and Kelly Townsend, celebrant and member of ELDAA.
Workshops cover:
- End of life, advanced care planning, wills, power of attorney and probate.
- Paperwork issues and avoiding professional service fees.
- Care and transport of the body
- When you need a coffin, and when you don’t. Coffin alternatives.
- Pros and cons of cremation vs burial. New ecological methods.
- The politics and history of funerals.
- Community initiatives, collective action and reform and much more
$40 per person
Couple or two friends – $60
Family (max 3) $70
Hardship – by donation or koha
*COST INCLUDES 64 PAGE BOOKLET*
Register at deathwithoutdebt.org.nz or email deathwithoutdebt@proton.me with KERIKERI in the subject line.
