Sands
Supporting parents and whanau who experience the death of a baby. Excellent organisation.
www.sands.org.nz
Twinless Twins
Specifically for parents who lose a twin baby.
www.twinlesstwins.org
BabyLoss NZ
An incredible organisation here in New Zealand, run by volunteers who have experienced the death of a baby. They offer memory making (casts and prints) and offer practical and loving help and assistance.
www.babyloss.co.nz
Mt Trove
This is a free service offering a place for people to be able to notify multiple organisations of a death and start the account closure process with each notified organisation.
mytrove.co.nz
Departure Lounge
Unique caskets, locally made and a New Zealand-owned company!
www.departureloungecaskets.com
Return to Sender
New Zealand-made casts and urns with an excellent virtual showroom to enable you to have a good look at the options available. Order through your funeral director.
www.returntosender.co.nz
Western Caskets
Casket makers with an extensive range. Order through your funeral director.
www.westerncaskets.co.nz
Recycle South
Formerly known as Southland Disability Enterprises, is a not-for-profit environmentally aware business. They weave our beautiful willow caskets. Photos on our website.
recyclesouth.org.nz
Rememberance Glass
They put ashes into glass paperweights – lots of families who have loved them
www.remembranceglass.co.nz
Lynn Pronk Portaits
Makes painted portraits from photos
www.lynnpronkportraits.com
Reterniti
www.reterniti.com
An excellent website with up to date information on the establishment of natural burial grounds around New Zealand.
http://www.naturalburials.co.nz
Sweet Louise
A wonderful charity dedicated to supporting people who have incurable breast cancer and their families.
www.sweetlouise.co.nz
Hospice
What can we say about Hospice – running largely on donations they offer wrap around care for the dying and their families and are incredible.
www.hospice.org.nz
Grief Centre
Offer support , counselling, and groups around Auckland.
http://www.griefcentre.org.nz
Lifeline
Long established in New Zealand Lifeline offers free 24 hour phone counselling and specialist counsellors available.
www.lifeline.org.nz
Mesothelioma.net
Great information for anyone suffering from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
https://mesothelioma.net
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross foundation has a huge range of information and resources on death and dying.
https://www.ekrfoundation.org
Browse details of celebrants.
mycelebrantguide.co.nz
Fairy Flowers
Our favourite and local florist – Lynda is passionate about helping families to create flowers for the casket. Using mostly local flowers and affordable, friendly service
www.fairyflowers.co.nz
Felicity Jones
Felicity is a sustainable florist, preferring local flowers and using no floral foam blocks.
www.felicityjones.co.nz
Nina For Flowers
Another lovely florist, based in Grey Lynn but delivery all over Auckland
www.ninaforflowers.co.nz
Wild Poppies
Lovely florist based in Ponsonby.
www.wildpoppies.co.nz
Timmy Smith
Timmy Smith is a truly lovely woman and creates beautiful memorial jewellery (amongst other things) from her studio on Waiheke. Highly recommended.
www.timmysmith.co.nz/collections
Heart in Diamond
Yes, you can have a small portion of ashes made into a precious stone. We have seen the sonnets and they are really lovely.
www.heart-in-diamond.co.nz
A Sparrow's Touch
Handcrafted fingerprint jewellery
asparrowstouch@xtra.co.nz
Lucentt
Lucentt have a range of memorial jewellery
www.lucentt.co.nz/product-category/memorialisation/remembrance-jewellery
Mortech
Mortech have a range of memorial jewellery.
www.mortech.co.nz/urns-keepsakes-and-jewellery/memorial-jewellery/
Coveted
www.coveted.nz
Kenzie’s Gift
Provides wonderful resources for bereaved children aged 5-12 and information for parents. Will also provide free counselling with a child psychotherapist for bereaved children.
www.kenziesgift.com
What’s Up
A safe place for children and teens to phone to speak about any issues.
www.whatsup.co.nz
Skylight
An organisation to support children, young people and their families particularly in times of grief.
www.skylight.org.nz
Cancer NZ
A great source for information for kids and families.
www.cancernz.org.nz
Cloud Workshop
Free art workshops for children who have experienced bereavement or who have a member of their family with life threatening illness. Groups for younger kids and a separate group for kids aged 13 and over. Held every six weeks in it’s own dedicated studio, the workshops are described as busy and joyful and kids can attend as many as they wish.
www.cloudworkshop.co.nz
Brake
This organisation is for children who lose family members in road accidents.
www.brake.org.nz
Youthline
Support and helpline for young people.
www.youthline.co.nz
