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After the serviceIn New Zealand, the general options are between burial, cremation, burial at sea, or donating the body to medical science. BurialBurial is the most traditional method. This involves the purchase of a burial plot and a memorial of some kind. It should be remembered that where a person can be buried is restricted by law to official cemeteries or Maori burial grounds. Burial in other places requires the permission of the Minister of Health. Your Griefcare funeral director will be able to give you more detail. CremationWith cremation there is greater flexibility about choosing a final resting place. There are many options, which may include interment in the family plot or memorial garden, or scattering the ashes at sea or some favourite place. Many people wish to have a memorial to the person who has died, and this is easily arranged. Talk to your Griefcare funeral director for more information. Burial at seaBurial at sea requires a special type of casket and it must be carried out in a designated marine burial ground. Usually a boat or helicopter is used for this purpose. A Griefcare funeral director can take care of all these arrangements. Donation to medical scienceIf you wish to donate your body to medical science, you must give your approval prior to death. Also, the medical school’s range of requirements and criteria must have been met. An alternative is to become an organ donor. Either way, a Griefcare funeral director will give you all the help and advice you need. |