Where to go for more support
A death in the family
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Confirmation of the cause of death – Coroners |
www.coronialservices.justice.govt.nz The website of Coronial Services of New Zealand has information about the role of coroners in investigating the causes of deaths. |
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Registering a death |
www.govt.nz/organisations/births-deaths-and-marriages The Births, Deaths and Marriages section of the Department of Internal Affairs has information on its website about registering deaths. |
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Burial and cremation |
Local council websites have information about burial and cremation in their particular areas. |
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Financial support for bereaved families |
Work and Income’s website has information about possible financial support for funerals and tangihanga. Click on “Benefits and payments / Urgent or unexpected costs”. ACC‘s website has information about different types of accident compensation and payments that can be made to family members when a person has died in an accident. Go to: www.acc.co.nz , and click on “I’m injured / Types of financial support / Financial support if someone has died”. |
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Gathering kaimoana for tangihanga |
www.mpi.govt.nz/fishing-aquaculture/maori-customary-fishing The Ministry of Primary Industries has information on its website about Māori customary rights for gathering kaimoana for tangihanga, hui and other traditional purposes. |
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Organ donation |
The website of Organ Donation New Zealand has information about organ and tissue donation. |
