The government has given further clarifications about funerals and tangihanga.
Funeral directors will give guidance about what is possible.
The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand have prepared a resource to help people who lose a loved one during the time when funerals and tangihanga cannot be held. It contains a lot of practical suggestions which come from their own experience with people who are grieving.
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