Simple cremation and Simple Burial
Simple Cremation: The cost for a simple cremation is $3,200. This covers transporting the person back to our premises from where they have died, organizing the paperwork for a cremation, a simple pine casket, transportation to the crematorium, and the cremation itself.
It also covers spending time with the person at our cottage and accompanying us to the crematorium if you wish to do so. It does not cover the doctor’s fee for doing their part of the paperwork which can range from $50 – $300, or for extras like a newspaper notice or flowers.
Simple Burial: The cost for a simple burial is $3,200. This covers transporting the person back to our premises from where they have died, a Plantation casket, gravemarker, a night in the cool room, and a death certificate. It does not cover the doctor’s fee for doing their part of the paperwork which can range from $50 – $300, or for extras like a newspaper notice or flowers. It does not include the plot or digging fee.
Professional Services Fee
The fee for our services is $3,450 with an early payment discount of $200.
The Professional Services Fee covers a variety of services provided for you and your family.
Our staff will spend time with you working out what your wishes are for caring for your family member, and how we can best support you.
Our staff are on call 24/7 to be available whenever families need us. We liaise on your behalf with doctors, rest home or hospice staff, celebrants or clergy, florists, caterers, and cremation or burial staff. You are welcome to spend time at our beautiful cottage in Mt Wellington, or at our lovely facility at Takanini.
Transfer fee
$230 for transporting from the place of death e.g. home, hospital, rest home, hospice. There will be an additional fee for transfers outside of the Auckland region.
Home care
$60 per night – we will come in daily to check on ice packs and help with keeping the person safely at home.
Cool room
$60 per night – this is our alternative to embalming – keeping their body cool to preserve it until the time of the funeral.
Hearse hire
$275
Casket
See our casket page for prices of the various caskets available.
Costs we will pay on your behalf and invoice you for after the funeral:
Doctor’s fee
This is for the paperwork they do at the time of death and each medical practice sets their own fee – can range from $50 – $300.
Cremation certificate
$60 for the independent referee who gives us permission to cremate once they have reviewed all the cremation paperwork.
Cremation cost
Set by the individual crematoriums – from $650.
Digging fee
Set by individual cemeteries for a burial – from $1150 .
Death certificate
$33
Embalming
Done rarely but if necessary costs around $600.
Chapel hire
From $200.
Reception hire
From $200
Catering
From $10 per head
Service sheets
From $2.50 per service sheet – there is a huge variation depending on how many pages we do and how many photos there are in it.
It also gets cheaper the more you do but we can advise you on this when we are working with you.
Flowers
Generally $300 + GST for a casket spray but this can be negotiated.
Celebrant
From $450
Organist
From $180
Soloist
From $200
Bugler
From $150
Piper
From $200
Video recording of service
This is a free service at the crematorium. If you want a videographer to record the service, price is from $650.
Newspaper notice
Average $200
Memorial candle
$45
Slide show
From $50