Funeral
Fergus Wheeler: Death withouth debt, and the DIY funeral
The only two certainties in life are taxes ... and death. Audio
Kaikohe mourns kuia killed in home invasion
Kaikohe mourned a woman with a "special spirit" today as crowds of people farewelled a much-loved kuia, dressed in her favourite colour - purple.
71-year-old Linda Woods was killed in her home on… Audio
Queen's biographer Robert Hardman on her final farewell
The second Elizabethan era drew to a close with the state funeral overnight for the 96-year-old monarch, attended by the royal family and 500 world leaders and dignitaries. Hundreds of thousands of… Audio
Pacific Island funeral director urges better cultural understanding
New Zealand's first qualified Pacific Island Funeral Director is calling for better cultural understanding if there's ever a return to lockdown restrictions.
Ese Tatupu says grieving Pacific… Audio
Plans to let an unknown goldminer finally rest in peace
Forty years ago a grave was excavated on the banks of the Clutha River - inside, a middle aged man in a simple wooden coffin, his leather shoes still tied to his feet. The excavation was done as part… Audio
Calling Home: Peter Croot in Galway
Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery
Onehunga church offers funeral for baby left at recycling facility
An Auckland community has offered to hold a funeral for the baby girl whose body was found at a recycling facility last week.
The baby was found in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga last Monday… Audio
Auckland roads closed for gang member's funeral
Roads are closed after more than a hundred gang members from the Head Hunters, Rebels, Comancheros and King Cobras arrived in cars and motorbikes at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Lynn this… Audio
What does a funeral director do? A documentary goes through the doors of a funeral home to find out
Having never to been to a funeral, AUT radio student Siobhan Cuthill visits a funeral home to find out what happens behind the scenes, and hear why those in the industry love it. Audio
Pita Paraone laid to rest in Motatau
'An honest politician and the most civil of servants'. That was just one of the tributes paid to Ngāti Hine elder and Waitangi organiser, Pita Paraone, who died earlier this week.
The three-term New… Video, Audio
Sir Brian Lochore remembered in Wairarapa
All Black great Sir Brian Lochore died at the weekend at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. His rugby career began in Wairarapa and he's fondly remembered on the walls of the local clubrooms in… Audio
The Business of Death
The business of death is undergoing fascinating changes in New Zealand right now. Our funeral sector was recently valued at $256 million dollars. But more and more, we’re seeing big multinationals… Audio
NZ govt minister to attend President Bush's funeral
Kelvin Davis will represent New Zealand at the funeral of the 41st US president, who died at the weekend aged 94. Audio
Hundreds gather for Koro Wētere's Tūrangawaewae funeral
A funeral service will be held later this morning at Ngaruawahia's Tūrangawaewae Marae for the former Māori Affairs Minister and long-serving Labour MP, Koro Wētere. Mr Wētere died on Saturday at the… Audio
The Lonely Funeral
Every year up to 20 people die completely alone in Amsterdam. They might be illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who for one reason or another, cut off all social contacts. A civil servant… Audio
The Lonely Funeral
Every year up to 20 people die completely alone in Amsterdam. They might be illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who for one reason or another, cut off all social contacts. A civil servant… Audio
Sir Colin Meads to be farewelled this afternoon
Sir Colin Meads' friend Bud Snowden says they managed to have a good send-off for 'Pinetree' yesterday with close friends and family, before the big event today. Audio
Sir Colin Meads to be laid to rest in Te Kuiti today
Te Kuiti is expecting thousands of visitors today as the small King Country town says goodbye to All Black great Sir Colin Meads, who died last Sunday aged 81. Audio
Overseas Correspondent Liat Collins
Editor of The International Jerusalem Post and a Jerusalem Post columnist, Liat Collins reports from the State of Israel, she's going to talk about Gal Gadot who is Wonderwoman and has become the… Audio
Auckland Grammar students farewell Sir John Graham with whole school haka
Hundreds of mourners packed the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell today to remember Sir John, who died last Wednesday at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer. Video, Audio
