Kindred Funeral Services
We support you to feel empowered in creating an honouring that personifies your love,
enables your involvement, and facilitates healthy bereavement for your loss
enables your involvement, and facilitates healthy bereavement for your loss
photo taken as part of a home death care workshop through Only With Love (OWL)
and used with permission
and used with permission
WHAT MATTERS TO US
Many people can attest that reclaiming the care of our own dying, dead, and bereaved can be a powerful and healing experience, and taking control of the process really is possible with information and support along the way
PACE
Contrary to how we have been trained to respond - death is not an emergency.
You can take your time to consider all available options and make the choices that feel right for you and your loved one as you go. We can support you to have as much time with them as you need before your final farewell.
You can take your time to consider all available options and make the choices that feel right for you and your loved one as you go. We can support you to have as much time with them as you need before your final farewell.
PLACE
Under most circumstances it is possible for you to keep or bring your loved one home or to a place of your choosing after they die.
We can provide a cold plate or techni-ice that helps to keep them cool for up to 5 days as you prepare to farewell them. We can also support you to source a casket or shroud and link you with local cremation or burial services.
We can provide a cold plate or techni-ice that helps to keep them cool for up to 5 days as you prepare to farewell them. We can also support you to source a casket or shroud and link you with local cremation or burial services.
PEOPLE
The best people to look after your loved one after they have died is the family and friends that have known and loved them in life - and it is your absolute right to do so.
We support you to have as much involvement in caring for their body, preparing their farewell, and organising their final disposition as you want, and we link you with others who can assist where needed.
We support you to have as much involvement in caring for their body, preparing their farewell, and organising their final disposition as you want, and we link you with others who can assist where needed.
PLANET
We know that many people share our priority of stepping lightly on the planet.
We can advise on natural and low environmental impact options that respect both the body of your loved one, and the land we all share. There is rarely a need for invasive embalming or chemical intervention with a body and it is possible to source caskets, shrouds and body disposal options with environmental care at their core.
We can advise on natural and low environmental impact options that respect both the body of your loved one, and the land we all share. There is rarely a need for invasive embalming or chemical intervention with a body and it is possible to source caskets, shrouds and body disposal options with environmental care at their core.
PRICE
Family-led funerals are more affordable and it is possible to manage as much or as little in the post-death process as you are comfortable with. You don't need to out-source this very natural process to strangers. It is possible to farewell your loved one with care, love, and attention to detail without the need for expensive trimmings and add-ons. We can support you with advice and guidance where needed.
PLAN
Many people find comfort in having conversations that plan for what comes after death. We encourage families to discuss together what their wants and needs are before someone dies, so that honouring a loved one's intentions does not become a series of guesses or decisions under pressure. We know this can be difficult and are available to support you to have these conversations and make plans in advance if required.
OUR SERVICES
We aim to be as flexible and responsive as possible so you have access to as many supports as you need
- INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACYIncluding:
- discussing all options available to you
- providing you with information, resources and referrals that may assist
- being alongside you in meetings or liasing on your behalf where needed
- PRACTICAL HOME DEATH RESOURCINGIncluding:
- liason with relevant medical professionals, funeral directors, council etc
- assisting with relevant paperwork
- assisting with body transport
- assisting with post-death body care & preparation
- access to a cold plate or techni-ice to keep your loved one at home (or a place of your choosing) while you prepare to farewell them
- a casket rental option
- FUNERAL PLANNING AND PREPARATIONIncluding:
- advising on available options and effective processes
- liasing with funeral directors (if relevant), venues, hire services etc
- practical assistance on the day
- CELEBRANCYIncluding:
- planning, advising and facilitating meaningful services, memorials, and life celebrations alongside family and friends - pre or post death
- FEE FLEXIBILITYIncluding:
- full transparency
- flexibility of service with itemised costing
- packages
- support with accessing grants where applicable
- ACCESSIBILITYOur service is mobile - we come to you.
About Us
Rachel Hawthorne, Kindred Funeral Services' founder, has a background in education, facilitation, supervision, and celebrancy. She is a passionate advocate for supporting families to take control of as much of the post-death process as they wish to. It is her intention to provide whatever information, support and practical resources she can to assist you to "do death well" either for yourself, or your loved one,
pre and post-death.
Kindred Funeral Services is based in WhakaraupÅ/Lyttelton Harbour, however our service is mobile - we come to you.
pre and post-death.
Kindred Funeral Services is based in WhakaraupÅ/Lyttelton Harbour, however our service is mobile - we come to you.
021 216 0933
info@kindredfunerals.nz
info@kindredfunerals.nz
