Meet and Greet

Friday night is a social gathering. Come along and meet other our staff, speakers, other delegates and sponsors.
Canapes are provided free of charge - drinks are at your own cost.

Registration

Please register early, share in a cuppa, check out the trade tables, find a seat and get ready for a magnificent day. Tea/Coffee will be available from 8:00am

Karakia/Welcome/Housekeeping

Our magnificent Emcee Yvonne Adele, will welcome everyone and let us know any housekeeping that is required

Gillian Boyes - CEO of FDANZ

Gillian will talk about FDANZ and cover the recently released Funeral Industry Trends Report

Gillian recently joined the industry following a career including financial services, Government and communication consultancy roles.
Most recently she led investor capability efforts at the financial services regulator, the Financial Markets Authority. “The Funeral Directors Association aligns closely with my values of the need for empathy and support of all New Zealanders. I look forward to helping the members navigate through the ongoing Covid changes and upcoming regulatory reform,” said Ms Boyes.

Morning Tea

Time to share in a cuppa - or perhaps get some fresh air. Time for networking and checking out our trade tables.

Sally Cant - The Celebrants Training College

"Compassionate Collaboration: The Funeral Director's Role in Crafting Meaningful and Authentic Farewells"

Sally will talk about her role as a Funeral Director/Arranger - how she guides people through the process and how she makes sure that everyone working on the day works together as a team. There is a huge amount of work to do between a death and a funeral that an FD might cover. Sally will also talk about working together collaboratively with every person involved in that ceremony.

Elisabeth Price

Elisabeth is a doctoral student at the University of Auckland. The title of her research is ‘Classroom conversations about death – the knowledge and perspectives of Aotearoa New Zealand teachers on preparing primary aged students for encounters with death’.
This year she will update us on where she is at in her research and what outcomes might be of interest.

She has been a primary school teacher in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and here in Aotearoa New Zealand for over twenty years. She has never been given any advice or professional development on how to talk about death with students. 

The Cadence Singers

The Cadence Singers will once again perform for us and share with us their history and why they do the work they do.

The Cadence Singers is a group of women who seek to bring solace and strength to life's toughest passages, particularly the pathway of dying.

Lunch

Time for lunch - please let us know any dietary requirements in the booking form

Libby Moloney - Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Care

Short Break

A quick chance to stretch your legs and grab that last cuppa

Panel

'PANEL SPOTLIGHT' - The impact of AI on end-of-life care and the Funeral Industry: Exploring Uncharted Territories'.

This will be a bold discussion about AI - and where it sits in society andf specifically how it might be used in our work.

Panelists will be confirmed shortly

Round Up

Sally will round up the day

Registration

Please register early, share in a cuppa, check out the trade tables, find a seat and get ready for a magnificent day. Tea/Coffee will be available from 8:00am.

Karakia/Welcome/Housekeeping

Our magnificent emcee Yvonne Adele will welcome everyone and let us know any housekeeping that is required.

Averill Waters - The Grief Centre

Averill will present - Supporting Families in Early Grief.

Averill is a qualified and experienced counsellor and supervisor. She has held positions in a range of organisations, including schools, universities, and many community organisations. She has been Chair of Highbury House, a National Executive Member of Playcentre, and the secretary of the Auckland Branch of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Averill has presented at a range of conferences and has published several papers on counselling practice and cross-cultural perspectives. She places a high value on respect, compassion, and social justice - values that underpin her work.

Qualifications - B.A. Master of Counselling (with first class honours); Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Supervision); MNZAC (Registered Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors)

Morning Tea

Time to share in a cuppa - and perhaps get some fresh air. Time for networking and checking out our trade tables.

Annette Western & Johanna McCamish - Assisted Dying Services

Annette and Johanna from "Assisted Dying Services" will talk about current laws and statistics.

Johanna McCamish is a registered nurse. She graduated from Whitirea Polytechnic , Porirua Wellington 1991. Johanna holds a masters in nursing having completed a dissertation. Johanna has worked in many areas building a solid nursing foundation. These predominantly were in the surgical speciality working as  a clinical educator, a co ordinator, and a pain nurse specialist.  Johanna currently works at Te Whatu Ora as a principal clinical advisor.

Annette Western has come from Middlemore Hospital, where she has worked for the last 25 years. Her last position at the hospital is clinical nurse specialist in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). Previously she has held several positions in the public sector such as quality coordinator for quality and risk management for surgical services, specialising in theatre and PACU, and expert-level nurse for the resource team.

Annette has completed postgraduate certificates in high-dependency unit and PACU papers, as well as quality and leadership papers, and is looking at taking papers in disaster management. Annette provides practicum as civilian support to the New Zealand Defence Army Second Health Support Battalion.

Annette is also part of the NZMAT (Medical Assistance Team) team. Currently Annette is now in the permanent position as Principal Clinical Advisor transferred to Te Whatu Ora under the Primary, Community and Rural National Commissioning Directorate. 

Annie Meredith & Claire Turnham - Manaaki Mats

Should Healthcare belong in Deathcare?

Should healthcare practitioners, hospice workers, nurses, midwives, aged care workers be better supported to offer the right information and resources after a patient, resident or baby has died?

A nationwide rollout to all hospitals of Manaaki Mats, a deathcare cooling resource, has begun.   Find out about the mats, their uses, and the helpful difference they are now making to bereaved whānau. Co-founders Annie Meredith and Claire Turnham will share how Manaaki Mats belong in the hospital, hospice and home setting.  

https://www.manaakimats.org/

Lunch

Time to take a break, enjoy some fresh air, network, check out the trade tables, and generally 'chill'.

Sarah Carberry - The Farewell Trust

Sarah will talk about the Farewell Trust – supporting dying at home in the Marlborough Sounds. Specifically, about their work in conjunction with Hospice Marlborough and Nelson AD Doctors, and offering a purpose-built facility available as an assisted dying unit.

Sarah is a Soul Midwife and Amicus Mortis (Companion to the Dying). She and Jann Hook set up the Fare-Well Trust. They formed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hospice Marlborough and registered as a charitable trust. Fare-well Trust has a purpose built facility in the beautiful Mahau Sound available as an Assisted Dying Unit for you and your whanau to build memories before and including the final day.

Their amazing Fare-Well team has grown to provide a gentle, loving and caring service to those who want to end their days at home in the Marlborough Sounds. They aim to:

• Provide support and care for the family and close friends during the patient’s illness and in bereavement
• Being there with you and your loved one in those final hours if needed
• Help with planning your end of life wishes at any stage of your life
• Providing the family with options for transportation of the deceased, funeral preparations or cremation services
• Massage including Lymphatic Drainage
• Overnight Respite
• Funeral / memorial or cremation services on request

https://www.farewelltrust.org.nz/

Short Break

Sally Cant - CEO The Celebrants Training College

Sally will present: Crafting Compassion - Mastering the Art of Thoughtful Funeral Ceremonies.

Sally will share her skill on how to create ceremonies that are authentic, meaningful, and appropriate.
She will also cover topics like:

• How to ensure you 'hit the mark'
• How to create a ceremony that will be engaging
• How to provide the best outcome on the day in the chosen venue
• How to ensure everyone is on the same page
• How to 'edit on the fly'

Round Up

Yvonne and Sally will round up the day - and the conference