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Cost for Unattended Cremation and Informal Farewells

NO FUNERAL CREMATION – Quiet Goodbye

OPTION 1

DESCRIPTION:
The NO-Funeral – Quiet Goodbye is designed for those who prefer the simplicity of a cremation without the formality of a traditional funeral. It offers a gentle, intimate space for your inner circle to say farewell on your own terms. You can choose to say your final goodbyes privately at the place of death before we take over, or arrange a quiet, set time to gather in the funeral home lounge for up to an hour to say your final goodbyes there. Afterwards, our staff will respectfully handle the cremation as there is no attendance at the crematorium with the cremation taking place at an undisclosed time that day. If you want to attend the crematorium, please see our ‘Informal Farewell’ package.

OUR CHARGES:

1. Professional Service Fee – includes facilitating and all legal and practical details needed to provide an Informal Farewell.
2. Casket example – Plain Pine Plywood casket, no carrying handles (upgrade Casket at additional cost)
3. Dignity Prep – Features/washing & dressing, for possible viewing.
4. Vehicle usage
a. From place of death locally (weekends extra)
b. Hearse hire (single use)

OTHER CHARGES INCLUDED

Medical Cremation Certificate
Cremation at Kapiti Crematorium
Newspaper Notice – 1 x Small Notice Online
New Zealand Death Certificate

ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Items such as Newspaper Notices, or any other item will be additional cost and a professional service fee component will apply

Reduced if Paid Before Funeral*
Reduced Total if FULL payment received prior to Cremation*

Standard Price

$5,699 (incl GST)

$6,159 (incl GST)

* Terms & Conditions – read below
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Informal Farewells – Attended Cremation

OPTION 2

DESCRIPTION:
The Informal Farewell offers a gentle, unhurried space at Kapiti Crematorium Chapel without the structure of a formal funeral. It focuses on a simple cremation, allowing those closest to gather privately, for up to an hour, and say goodbye on their own terms. Without a formal leader, you are free to shape the time as you need—whether that means playing favourite music, reading a poem, speaking from the heart, or writing personal messages directly on the casket. Should you wish for a few comforting words to close the gathering, our Funeral Director can direct you to words for family to share at the conclusion of the gathering.

OUR CHARGES:

OTHER CHARGES INCLUDED

Medical Cremation Certificate
Cremation at Kapiti Crematorium
Newspaper Notice -1 x Small Notice (Kapiti Newspaper)
Chapel Hire – Kapiti Crematorium Chapel
New Zealand Death Certificate

ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Items such as Newspaper Notices, or any other item will be additional cost and a professional service fee component will apply

Reduced if Paid Before Funeral*
Reduced Total if FULL payment received prior to Cremation*

Standard Price

$7,225 (incl GST)

$7,685 (incl GST)

* Terms & Conditions – read below
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* Terms & Conditions

1. The $460 Late Payment fee is added if account is not pre-paid
2. If items are added, for example, Newspaper Notices, then not only is the cost of the items added at cost but also an additional professional service fee is added depending on the amount of service required to complete/attend to the task/s requested.

Professional Fees

Providing all administration facilities and staff, including 24 hour call staff, available to receive initial call. Receiving initial phone call for assistance, and arranging for deceased to be uplifted from place of death, including liaison with care staff, and medical practitioner. Initial discussion with representative to arrange time for inter view to take instructions. Attendance for interview at location of client family choice, and discussions with family offering choices and options available. Basic dignity attendance to deceased; Providing documentation & equipment to facilitate these discussions including completion of burial or cremation documentation and lodgement and processing of same; Either attendance at medical referee or completion and lodgement of burial warrant. Data entry of all records, including Registration of Death and lodgement of the same. Concluding administrative activities including invoicing, paying other charges incurred on clients behalf, and forwarding any mail.

Note: This page is reviewed annually and the estimated prices contained within are only valid for the 6 months from July 2024
Prices do vary depending on the options chosen by you and numbers attending and location of the funeral.
These examples while accurate are only provided as a guide, not a quote.
If you would like a personalised estimate please feel free to contact us

Please read our

Terms & Conditions *

Unattended (Direct) Cremation Comparison

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Funeral Costs Information Booklet

You are welcome to download our flyer which contains more examples.

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Product Catalogue

Please download our catalogue on Caskets, Urns, Flowers & Burials

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Helpful Financial Information

Funeral Prepayments

You may wish to consider pre-paying your funeral. As with pre-organising the funeral, this arrangement can help relieve loved ones of emotional and financial concerns. The Kapiti Coast Funeral Home has brochures available on pre-payment schemes.

Financial Assistance

Accident Compensation Corporation

There is a grant available from ACC for a death by accident. Claims are assessed by ACC, and forms are available through the Funeral Home or local ACC office. Presently the maximum ACC funeral grant is currently $7,990.30 – LINK to ACC

Income Support Service

The WINZ funeral grant may be available to the partner, child, parent or guardian or funeral director of someone who has died, to help towards the cost of the funeral. The grant is currently $2,616.12 but is income and asset tested. (2024)
The basic principle applied by WINZ is that you should be using the deceased persons finances to pay for a funeral service.
The WINZ funeral grant is only seen as a “top up” towards a funeral account.

Independent Advice On Funeral Service Options

From the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand

Unattended / Direct Cremation Comparisons

An Unattended / Direct Cremation with Kapiti Coast Funeral Home has distinctive differences from other online offerings.
While there are cheaper online options for unattended (direct) cremation from providers such as www.kiwicremations.co.nz
– read more about the differences here…