Our Professional Services fee is essential to enable us to provide services to you. This includes meeting with your family or representative to discuss detailed funeral options, dressing, attending to all necessary paperwork, attending the service, use of all necessary equipment and all office administrative and management costs.
Professional services fee is $550 for up to 12 months or $1,100 for 1-10 years. See below for indication of additional costs. If a funeral service is not required, we may charge our time out at $85 per hour instead.
Professional Services fee is $2,250. The total estimated cost for a no service cremation including the professional services fee is $4,730 (inclusive of GST). This includes everything required to have someone cremated, ashes returned and an official death certificate. (See Direct Cremation page for details)
Possible extras are: The Doctor’s fee (if there is one, which can vary from nothing or up to or over $300), viewings, mileage over 25kms from State of Grace branch, after hours, public holidays, Sundays and any additional nights in our cool room.
PLEASE NOTE, it is the responsibility of the client to purchase the burial plot prior to the burial taking place.
Professional Services fee is $1,300. See below for indication of additional costs.
Professional Services fee is $3,400. See below for indication of additional costs.
$380 – There will be an additional $300 charge for any transfers after 6pm and could also be an additional charge for transfers outside of the Auckland area (more than 25km from the State of Grace branch).
Average $950. We are able to organise this service when necessary.
Cooling blanket (as alternative to embalming)- rental $250 for the first night and $50 per night thereafter.
If preferred we have Manaaki mats for use. These ice packs slow down the changes that occur after death by cooling the body (another environmentally friendly alternative to embalming). Our charge is $120 to ensure you can have this home care option.
$110 per night
Casket from $1,300
We have an extensive range of locally produced natural caskets and shrouds, along with conventional caskets – see our casket page.
This is usually a charge made by the doctor to provide the necessary medical documents. These costs can vary considerably and can be from $0 to over $300. The Doctor’s invoice is sent directly to us.
$70 – Necessary for cremation only.
$33 each with additional $7 for courier.
From $750 – this varies between each crematorium.
This fee is for the digging of the grave and varies considerably between each cemetery. State of Grace do not purchase burial plots.
Family are welcome to come and sit with their loved one at our premises.
There will be a $270 per hour fee for viewings.
Average notice is $200
$450
From $250 for a bouquet and from $300 for a casket bar.
We encourage use of a wide range of community facilities for the service, including churches, council chapels, boating clubs, community halls, RSA etc and the cost varies.
From $250 – usually a donation is made directly between the clergy and the family.
From $250
From: $575 – We have a list of celebrants we can recommend. We endeavour to match each family with the most appropriate person for them, so please chat to us about this.
The cost depends on the venue and what equipment is required.
These vary greatly depending on the style from either a simple bookmark to a several page booklet and how many are required. Costs for an A4 folded booklet in colour average at around $3.50 each.
Usually a cost per head from $15.00
