Resources and Guidance
These guides bring together practical information and support for families arranging a funeral or planning ahead.
You can read what is useful now and return to the rest whenever you are ready. Our team will also explain anything you would prefer to talk through in person or by phone.
A Lychgate funeral director is available on (04) 385 0745 at any time, day or night.
Our guides
Six guides, written by our team here in Wellington. Each one answers questions families most often raise with us, in the order they tend to arise.
What to do when someone dies
The first calls to make, the paperwork, and what happens in the first 48 hours.
Common questions
The questions families ask us most, answered plainly.
Funeral poems and readings
Poems, readings and short farewell words, and how to choose one.
Personalising your funeral
Music, flowers, transport, cultural traditions, and what a service can actually include.
Spending time with your loved one
Whether to see them, what a viewing is like, and bringing children.
Grief support
Support after the funeral, for adults, teenagers and children.
Looking for something else
Prefer to talk with someone
You do not need to find the answers on your own. Call us and we will help you find the information and support that may be useful.
