Matuku Funerals

Once you have decided on a funeral home, you can design something that is authentic to your personality, without the emotional strain. Another benefit to pre-planning, is that it is good self care. Once done, you no longer need to worry and can get on with living your best life!

Funerals are for the living, and help our family and friends to honour and celebrate us. A funeral gives our loved ones a chance to say goodbye, and to be supported by others in their grief.

The funeral is also our last chance to express ourselves to those we love, by conveying what has been most important to us, in our life. A meaningful farewell is a special gift to those left behind.

Matuku Funerals is independently owned and located in Golden Bay, and specialises in providing excellent family-focused funeral services, burials and cremations for locals, on both sides of the Takaka Hill.

With pre-planning, we can be sure to deliver the service you envision for yourself, in your chosen setting, and honour your style and culture. We do this with empathy, compassion and creativity.

Don’t want your funeral to cost the earth? We specialise in professional, affordable eco-funerals, traditional services, and personalised celebrations. We use local suppliers whenever possible. We can either work with your designated celebrant or clergy, or co-owner Laura Manson has professional celebrant training in Humanist, and Christian services.

Get in touch with us at www.matukufunerals.co.nz for a no obligation conversation and estimate. Proud members of The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, Matuku Funerals offer safe and transferrable pre-payment with The Funeral Trust.

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Located in East Takaka, Matuku Funerals provides the Golden Bay community with safe and natural after death options.

At Matuku Funerals, we are inspired by the shift that is taking place, to reclaim one of life’s most important rites of passage, and we offer a safe, caring, compassionate and personalised approach to death care and funeral arrangements. Call

Shone & Shirley Funeral home

Shone and Shirley Funeral Directors are a family owned and operated funeral home, caring for families across the top of the South Island.

The team goes above and beyond the call of duty to make personalised funeral arrangements that are delivered to family and friends with compassion.

Shone and Shirley was Nelson’s first funeral home established in 1862. The business has a significant history in the area running for over 160 years.

Owners and Funeral Directors, Alastair and Emma Hebberd and the team, take great care in making sure everything is organised on the day of a funeral to reflect the life of a loved one, in a personal and meaningful way. Making the extra effort to ensure each service is personalised is at the heart of the Shone and Shirley team.

In 2019, Alastair and Emma became the seventh owners of the funeral home. Alastair is one of the few fully qualified funeral directors and embalmers in Nelson, with over 20 years of experience in caring for families, working in funeral homes across Nelson and Marlborough, both family owned and corporate overseas owned funeral homes. From his wide experience he has learned the importance of supporting and connecting with the local community.

Alastair and Emma are proud of their team who come from a range of backgrounds giving understanding and support to families and friends at the time of their loved one’s death. We are proud of our purpose built facilities which are warm, calm and inviting, giving families privacy and peace of mind that their loved one is cared for respectfully in a well appointed environment.

It is important to the team to give support to families experiencing grief during this time as much as possible. We are proud to have a calm and kind environment to help support families.

Why choose Shone and Shirley Funeral Directors to help celebrate your loved one’s life?

• Proudly locally owned giving us the ability to adapt and change to meet each family’s needs

• No mileage charge for funerals in the Nelson/Tasman/Motueka/Marlborough area

• Full built-in live stream facilities giving our families the ability to connect with those who cannot attend

• Separate Catering Lounge

• On-site car parking

• Caring for all price ranges, while providing the highest standard throughout

• The team support a number of community groups and activities. We understand the importance of supporting local. Free of charge, no obligation, pre-planned funerals are available as part of their services, ensuring a meaningful farewell which transforms your wishes into reality. Planning your funeral may remove a great deal of stress for your immediate family during a very emotional time.

Talk to Shone and Shirley and give your family the gift of peace of mind.

The team invites families to meet their staff and view their funeral home. You can give the team a call on 03 546 5700 to make an appointment.

To find out more visit their website shoneandshirley.co.nz

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Funerals ... who wants to know about them, who wants to talk about them? Some of us do, some of us don’t, but no matter what there will be a time when that day needs to be faced, and questions answered about family history that perhaps only you know the correct answers to.

Funerals ... who wants to know about them, who wants to talk about them? Some of us do, some of us don’t, but no matter what there will be a time when that day needs to be faced, and questions answered about family history that perhaps only you know the correct answers to.

Do you quiver at the thought of how much the farewell is going to erode your savings by? You might be surprised what Geoffrey T Sowman Funeral Directors can offer you, and how they can work within your budget to achieve the best outcome for everyone, and creating lasting memories of a special farewell.

Do you quiver at the thought of how much the farewell is going to erode your savings by? You might be surprised what Geoffrey T Sowman Funeral Directors can offer you, and how they can work within your budget to achieve the best outcome for everyone, and creating lasting memories of a special farewell.

By planning and prepaying now, making your wishes known as to what you want to happen on your final journey, and how

By planning and prepaying now, making your wishes known as to what you want to happen on your final journey, and how much you are able to put aside, is a sure way of easing stress and angst later. Record how you would like to be farewelled, and Sowmans will make it happen. much you are able to put aside, is a sure way of easing stress and angst later. Record how you would like to be farewelled, and Sowmans will make it happen.

Sowmans have been in the funeral industry for over 150 years, covering from Kaikoura to Rai Valley (and further if required) and know what they are doing. Their staff are local, professional, caring and empathetic.

Sowmans have been in the funeral industry for over 150 years, covering from Kaikoura to Rai Valley (and further if required) and know what they are doing. Their staff are local, professional, caring and empathetic.

‘Serving the community’ has long been a focus of Sowmans whose generosity to the Marlborough community continues. Some past donations are: restoration of various Marlborough war memorials in the lead-up to ANZAC Day’s historic 100-year centenary, the war monuments at Grovetown and Seddon, and the ‘Marlborough Memorial Wall’ adjoining the carpark by the Marlborough Events Centre.

‘Serving the community’ has long been a focus of Sowmans whose generosity to the Marlborough community continues. Some past donations are: restoration of various Marlborough war memorials in the lead-up to ANZAC Day’s historic 100-year centenary, the war monuments at Grovetown and Seddon, and the ‘Marlborough Memorial Wall’ adjoining the carpark by the Marlborough Events Centre.

Aside from the war memorials, also donated are the plaques for the ongoing and evolving Taylor River Writers’ Walk, the soldier at Fairhall Cemetery, sponsorship

Aside from the war memorials, also donated are the plaques for the ongoing and evolving Taylor River Writers’ Walk, the soldier at Fairhall Cemetery, sponsorship for the water fountain in the Taylor River by the riverside amphitheatre, the bird bath at Wairau Hospital and the glass backdrop at the main entrance foyer, restoration work on the Band Rotunda in Market Place, to name a few. for the water fountain in the Taylor River by the riverside amphitheatre, the bird bath at Wairau Hospital and the glass backdrop at the main entrance foyer, restoration work on the Band Rotunda in Market Place, to name a few.

Memorial stones are also available and Sowmans are the only registered monumental masons in Marlborough.

Memorial stones are also available and Sowmans are the only registered monumental masons in Marlborough.

So why not phone us on 03 578 4719 and arrange a time to talk? The planning process will be made easy for you, making sure that on your final journey, you will be farewelled in the way you want to be, and at an affordable price. Grey Power and Gold Card discounts offered.

So why not phone us on 03 578 4719 and arrange a time to talk? The planning process will be made easy for you, making sure that on your final journey, you will be farewelled in the way you want to be, and at an affordable price. Grey Power and Gold Card discounts offered.

A professional and trusted business takes time … Sowmans has been here since 1869

A professional and trusted business takes time … Sowmans has been here since 1869