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New casket maker certified: Windsor
We welcome Windsor Industries to our family of casket makers with products that meet the Natural Burials standard. Windsor have embraced the environmental ethos whole-heartedly. We were impressed…
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New Coffin maker
While it’s rare for people to attempt to do funerals and burials themselves, more are attempting to undertake parts of the task themselves – but when they do,…
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Book update
For those waiting, our third reprint of the book is now printed and in stock. If you have been waiting, or have had a book or living will…
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Whangarei cemetery first in existing forest
The new natural cemetery in Whangarei is the first and currently only natural cemetery that buries in an existing native forest. We love this approach – used in…
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Gisborne district / Tairawhiti
We now have a local natural burial advocacy group in the Gisborne / tairawhiti region. If you’d like to help them organise for a cemetery in the region…
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Taylor Made Caskets website
The people at Taylor Made make beautiful caskets. We’ve just certified some of their range. We were impressed with their committment to the principle of adding nothing synthetic…
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South Island cemetery update
SOUTH ISLAND CEMETERIES: We’ve had a large number of inquiries from the south island recently about local natural cemeteries. You are now well served. The natural cemetery we…
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Kiwis ahead of Italian designers
The natural burials concept touted by Italian designers on a tour of New Zealand arranged by the Italian Embassy, started here ten years ago, and the nation now…
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Why cremations are bad
Cremation turns your body into air pollution and barren ash. Studies of emissions reveal that cremation turns people into at least 46 different pollutants. Some of these, like…
Natural BurialsPromoting and certifying natural cemeteries, caskets and funeral directors