Contemporary practices: Aotearoa New Zealand

McManus, R., Blake, D. & Thompson, J. 2025

Death and Funeral Practices in New Zealand, London: Routledge.

Nikora, L., Masters‐Awatere, B. & Awekotuku, N. 2012

‘Final arrangements following death: Maori indigenous decision making and tangi’, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 22:5, 400-413.

Shäfer, C. & McManus, R. 2016

‘Authenticity, informality and privacy in contemporary New Zealand post-mortem practices’, in S. Dobscha (ed.) Death in a Consumer Culture, London: Routledge, 57-74.

Events

The Cemetery Research Group runs two events a year: in May and in November. Follow the links and send in an abstract