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Newberry’s is proud to be a member of N.Z.I.F.H.. We left the F.D.A.N.Z as we felt it was being run by the bigger companies owning several funeral homes and answering to many shareholders. We felt that the focus of caring had shifted and that grieving families became funeral “numbers” with pressure being placed on a family to spend more to ensure budgets were met by expensive funerals, therefore shareholders satisfied.

Newberry’s joined the “Independents” because they are owner operated within their own communities, recognize the excellence in having qualified funeral directors and embalmers working within each independently owned funeral home. The “Independents” have high expectations of professionalism, a high quality code of ethics; your assurance of an uncompromised high level of service and standards.
N.Z.I.F.H demand members have a fully qualified Funeral Director and a fully qualified Embalmer on staff. Once qualified (Licensed), (eighteen months intensive training for each course) they are then required to hold Practising Certificates which are renewed every three years on registered evidence of on going training and updating skills.

Qualified Funeral Directors are fully conversant in every aspect of funerals, the associated cultural and religious beliefs and rites and undertake a rigorous eighteen months of training and practice in the Funeral Home and at Welltec, a learning institution located in Wellington where they spend several months undergoing the theory side of Funeral Directing.

At Newberry’s, one of the owners is qualified in both Funeral Directing and Embalming. We have three Funeral Directors also holding University Degrees in Psychology, of which two also hold a Master of Science degree. Newberry’s also has a monumental mason with 22 years experience on its team. See us for all your headstone and plaque requirements

Qualified Embalmers

N.Z.I.F.H. and N.Z.E.A. insists on a rigid code of conduct and practices at all times. Licensed Embalmers must also attend regular workshops to keep their embalming skills up to date and learn new tried and true techniques with modern day embalming. At Newberry’s, respect and dignity is paramount to each house guest. This could be our own mother, father, sister, brother; therefore each house guest is treated as “one of our own”.