Welcome to Selwyn District Funeral Services
It's Business as Un-Usual! (Covid19 L3) UPDATE
From 12:00pm on 29 May, gatherings of up to 100 will be allowed for funerals and tangihanga. A funeral or tangihanga must meet the following requirements:
Funerals and tangihanga are capped at 100 – no longer a specific category of gathering.
Registration of intended service: No longer required.
Contact Tracing: Detailed records for the purposes of contact tracing must be collected from attendees, to include: full name, a phone number or email, date of entering business, time in and out. The requirement to collect a residential address has been removed.
Whenever you collect personal information, you must take care to keep it safe. This means: Keep your contact tracing register secure for 2 months. When records are 2 months old, they should be destroyed. Only share your register with the Ministry of Health or district health boards. Do not use the information you collect for any other purpose, for example, marketing or customer surveys. Explain why you’re collecting someone’s personal information. Make sure attendees cannot see anyone else’s personal information.
Hygiene: Hand hygiene is strictly adhered to, with hand sanitizer available to all attendees.
Food & Drink: No restrictions on serving food and drink applies.
Physical Distancing: No restrictions on physical distancing applies.
Duration of gathering: It is recommended (but not required) to keep it short (under two hours).
Multiple groups of 100 are okay, provided they are in separate ‘defined spaces’ with no ability to mingle between groups. Contract tracing must be done for the multiple groups. For example; you could put the overflow in a separate venue and livestream however these 2 groups must not mix.
Liable: The Funeral Home manager/owner is liable for a breach of the 100 person cap or the contact tracing requirements through an infringement offence.
Outside the Funeral Home: If post-funeral food & drinks is being held at a hospitality establishment then the relevant business and service rules will apply there. Contact your local FDANZ Funeral Director who will be able to assist you with the planning and preparation of a funeral or tangihanga during this time.
The Ministry of Health will be issuing further information on what to do during Alert Levels 2 and 1 over the coming weeks on their website here
Funerals and tangihanga are capped at 100 – no longer a specific category of gathering.
Registration of intended service: No longer required.
Contact Tracing: Detailed records for the purposes of contact tracing must be collected from attendees, to include: full name, a phone number or email, date of entering business, time in and out. The requirement to collect a residential address has been removed.
Whenever you collect personal information, you must take care to keep it safe. This means: Keep your contact tracing register secure for 2 months. When records are 2 months old, they should be destroyed. Only share your register with the Ministry of Health or district health boards. Do not use the information you collect for any other purpose, for example, marketing or customer surveys. Explain why you’re collecting someone’s personal information. Make sure attendees cannot see anyone else’s personal information.
Hygiene: Hand hygiene is strictly adhered to, with hand sanitizer available to all attendees.
Food & Drink: No restrictions on serving food and drink applies.
Physical Distancing: No restrictions on physical distancing applies.
Duration of gathering: It is recommended (but not required) to keep it short (under two hours).
Multiple groups of 100 are okay, provided they are in separate ‘defined spaces’ with no ability to mingle between groups. Contract tracing must be done for the multiple groups. For example; you could put the overflow in a separate venue and livestream however these 2 groups must not mix.
Liable: The Funeral Home manager/owner is liable for a breach of the 100 person cap or the contact tracing requirements through an infringement offence.
Outside the Funeral Home: If post-funeral food & drinks is being held at a hospitality establishment then the relevant business and service rules will apply there. Contact your local FDANZ Funeral Director who will be able to assist you with the planning and preparation of a funeral or tangihanga during this time.
The Ministry of Health will be issuing further information on what to do during Alert Levels 2 and 1 over the coming weeks on their website here
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A funeral service for the most part, is an unplanned life event and takes place at a time when we are least equipped to make very important decisions. It is so important that it is done well and is a fitting tribute to the person who has passed, creates good memories and aids our grieving process.
At Selwyn District Funeral Services we want you to have a positive memories of the funeral process. How do we do this? We listen to your needs. Guide you with our experience. Give you an accurate indication of costs and take care of all the details large and small to ensure your loved one’s funeral service is personal, meaningful and everything you want it to be and nothing that you don't. 
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Someone Has died
What Happens Now?
What you need to know when someone has died. Where have they died and what are the circumstances of the death? Was their death expected or unexpected? ...read more Arranging A funeral
There are many decisions to be made in short time frame, under difficult circumstances. Our funeral directors will guide you through the process and are there to implement your wishes and assist you through the process of arranging a memorable funeral... read more
PREPLAN & PREPAY
Having your funeral service wishes recorded in advance and/or prepaying for your funeral, means that your wishes will be carried out and your family spared unnecessary worry about the arrangements and costs at a sad and often difficult time... read more
why funerals matter
Ceremony is an important part of our lives, bringing us together to mark important rites of passage, such a coming of age, moving home, anniversaries, marriages, births and death. No matter what nationality or faith, we all have our own ceremonies. rites and rituals that we perform at the time of a death...read more
burial or cremation
Burial or Cremation: This is one of the first questions you will be asked when you contact us in the event of a death because it affects the immediate paperwork done by the doctor or medical examiner and funeral director. Your loved one may have already made their wishes known to you or it may be a decision that you have to make. For more information..See Burial or Cremation
compassionate airfares
Compassionate airfares maybe available through Air New Zealand to immediate family members needing to attend the funeral service only within New Zealand. If travelling internationally assistance only applies to change fees....read more
Embalming,
clothing & dressing People have mixed feelings about embalming and aren’t sure about its relevance in modern society. Embalming serves three main purposes...read more
Cost & Payment
To accurately calculate the financial cost of a funeral, requires a multitude of decisions to made in regard to the many products and services that encompass a funeral service... read more.
funeral grants
A funeral grant may be available if there are circumstances of accidental death or where the deceased person is without suitable means to pay for their funeral...read more.
Repatriation
Repatriation – Worldwide or within New Zealand
Repatriation is returning home of the body, remains or ashes of someone who has died outside of their country or their normal place of residence. This can be national or international In addition to the normal processes involved in a funeral, there are mandatory requirements to comply with New Zealand or another countries when sending or receiving remains or ashes...read more Caskets & urns
Choosing a casket or urn is another decision in the funeral arrangement process and can be a thoughtful reflection of a life lived and valued.
We offer a wide range of caskets and urns to suit your requirements and work within your budget.To views our catalogue and prices...click here venues
You can hold a funeral service at almost any location. Either at your place or ours as well as a wide variety of excellent venues and locations across the Selwyn and Canterbury district...read more
viewing the body - time together
Spending time with the person who has died affords you the opportunity to have private and valuable time together before the service. Those who take this time feel that it aids their grieving process and adds to their memories in a positive way and begins the process of accepting the reality of their death...read more
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Our New Premises -Opposite the SalvationArmy in Jones Road :
817 Jones Road, Rolleston
PLEASE CONTACT US ON
03 347 7254
to arrange for one of our staff to meet with you.
We listen. We guide. We care.
Why funerals matter?
Why have a funeral service? What is the purpose of a funeral service?
Ceremony is an important part of our lives. Through the act of ceremony we mark important rites of passage, such a coming of age, moving home, anniversaries, marriages, births and death. No matter what nationality or faith, we all have our own ceremonies, rites and rituals that we perform at the time of a death.
A funeral service is a ceremony in which we say goodbye to someone who has died, we acknowledge, remember and celebrate their life.
The process of organising and taking part in a funeral service, aids the grieving process by giving a focus to the loss of someone special...read more
Ceremony is an important part of our lives. Through the act of ceremony we mark important rites of passage, such a coming of age, moving home, anniversaries, marriages, births and death. No matter what nationality or faith, we all have our own ceremonies, rites and rituals that we perform at the time of a death.
A funeral service is a ceremony in which we say goodbye to someone who has died, we acknowledge, remember and celebrate their life.
The process of organising and taking part in a funeral service, aids the grieving process by giving a focus to the loss of someone special...read more
