Welcome to Final Farewell
Helping you document your funeral wishes to support your whanau
At Final Farewell, we empower you to plan for the future with confidence and clarity.
Our comprehensive funeral planning services ensure your wishes are clearly documented and honored, providing peace of mind for you and your family.
By exploring our website, you'll discover how easy it is to:
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Create a personalised farewell: Ensure your final wishes are respected and celebrated in a way that reflects your life.
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Reduce the burden on loved ones: Alleviate the stress and uncertainty for your family by having everything planned in advance.
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Access compassionate grief support: Benefit from our dedicated Grief Support services to help navigate the emotional journey.
Plan today with Final Farewell and give yourself and your loved ones the gift of peace and preparation.
Our resources are designed to provide your family with peace of mind and clear guidance during their time of grief. Whether you are looking to plan ahead or support a loved one through loss, Final Farewell is here to ensure that every detail is handled with care and respect.
Tēnā koutou katoa, haere mai, nau mai, hello
Have you ever been to funerals where you have come away feeling like it didn't truly represent the person you knew when they were alive? Were people absent that you thought would be there? If you said 'yes' to these questions this is often because there was no plan in place for loved ones to follow.
Death inevitably comes for all of us, and often unexpectedly. End-of-life planning is not just for the elderly or those with terminal illnesses. It is an important process that should be considered by individuals of all ages and stages of life. My Final Farewell encourages people to proactively engage in the process of preparing for their end of-life, rather than leaving things to chance.
This website also provides tips and tricks on how to start those difficult but necessary conversations and support those who are grieving.
Want to know more about the My Final Farewell booklet?
The content of My Final Farewell is carefully designed to prompt you to capture both practical information that your loved ones might need upon your passing, your own thoughts and wishes on every aspect of the details surrounding your final farewell.
For example, the booklet includes sections for you to write down
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your personal information
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marriage or civil union details
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family relationship details
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contact details for those you wish to notify of your passing
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subscriptions to cancel
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information for accessing devices and accounts.
Make informed choices
Additionally, the booklet guides you through considering and noting down your wishes in relation to your funeral, including
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your preferred funeral home
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type of service
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invitation list
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catering
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flowers
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music
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photo or video displays,
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burial method
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final resting place, and
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death notices.
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It even provides space for you to delegate certain tasks to specific people, if you so wish.
Benefits of My Final Farewell
to you and your family
My Final Farewell offers you the peace of mind of knowing that you have considered every aspect of your end-of-life, and have left your family and friends comprehensive information and instructions to guide them through concluding your affairs and honouring your wishes. Moreover, it offers your loved ones the comfort of being able to carry out your instructions without second-guessing their decisions or arguing about what they think you would have wanted.
Update it over time
My Final Farewell is designed to be global and perpetual in application. In other words, since death will affect all people at some stage, we have not restricted My Final Farewell only to the New Zealand context or to any particular group of people. We have created it with the intention of updating it over time as changes develop in relation to factors and technologies relevant to end-of-life planning. Furthermore, once you have purchased a planner, we encourage you to print and complete it annually to ensure that your own thoughts and wishes regarding your end-of-life remain up to date.
