Natural Deathcare & Burials
Date: Friday 11th September 2026
Time: 3:30 – 4:15pm
Venue: McKay Stadium (upstairs), 97 Western Hills Drive, Kensington, Whangārei
This facilitated talk upstairs at McKay Stadium, is part of the Shaping Your Legacy Expo in Whangārei from 10th – 11th September.
Join Katy from Go With Grace as she chats to local funeral directors, A Graceful Undertaking and staff from the Maunu Natural Burial Ground. A chance to get answers to all your questions about about natural death care and natural burials. We’ll be discussing topics such as:
- What happens to the body naturally after someone dies?
- Does a person have to be embalmed?
- If there’s no embalming, how is the body kept cool and cared for?
- How long can we keep someone at home after they die?
- Is it safe to have a dead person at home?
- Can family members actually wash, dress and care for the person themselves?
- What happens if the person dies in hospital, hospice or a rest home—can we still bring them home?
- Who can transport a body?
- Can we organise some or all of the funeral ourselves?
- Is a home funeral cheaper than a conventional funeral?
- What exactly is a natural burial?
- Do you have to be buried in a coffin?
- Can you plant a tree over the grave?
- Is natural burial really better environmentally than cremation?
- Can I reserve a natural burial plot now?
- How do family members find the grave again if there isn’t a conventional headstone?
Questions to [email protected]
