End of Life

Advance care planning is a process of thinking and talking about your values and goals and what your preferences are for your current and future health care.  

You can find more information on advance care planning on the HQSC website. You can use this template and guide for creating your own advance care plan.

To order hard copies at no charge (available in te reo Māori and English), fill out this form.  

When someone dies it's important to let the right people know as quickly as you can. The authorities you'll need to contact will depend on how the person died, as each situation will be handled differently. You may also need to tell family, whānau, friends and the person's employer if they were working.

You can discover more about the process through the government "End of LIfe" website or NZ Association of Funeral Directors.

The Funeral Trust has been specifically designed to help you set money aside for your final farewell or for your loved one. Your contributions will be held on trust by the Trustee until they are needed, in accordance with the terms of The Funeral Trust’s Trust Deed. This reduces money worries for families and avoids them having to go through any legal requirements to access money from an estate to pay for the funeral.

There are strict eligibility criteria for assisted dying. Not everyone with a terminal illness will be eligible. The person must be assessed as being competent to make an informed choice about assisted dying. This means that the person is able to understand, retain, use and weigh relevant information about assisted dying, and can communicate their decision in some way. You can find more information here.

You can select a Funeral Home where you would like to pre-arrange your funeral, by using this Online Directory.