Before Death
These are some of our favourite resources to support you or those you care for through some of those important conversations. Please share with your community and get in touch if you have a great free resource to share. This list is not exhaustive and we plan to update often.
Practical information to help whānau manaaki provide care to adults and kaumātua at the end of their lives
Practical, emotional and social care and support for New Zealanders living with incurable breast cancer.
Making it easy to give and get a hand
Carers NZ is a national not for profit supporting a network of approximately 490,000 individual carers and supporting organisations. They do not charge a membership fee and fundraise to share our support resources freely with family carers.
A general guide for carers from the Ministry of Social Development.
Access to online and hard copy advance care plan documents, as well as how-to guides. Available in English, Te Reo Māori, Samoan and Korean.
FREE BACH ACCOMMODATION - Helping families of people with an incurable illness to spend time together and create lasting memories
A good guide explaining what a will is and different options for this.
Making a plan for what happens after you die is the best way to help ensure that the people and things you love are looked after.
Find information to help you create and share a personalised plan of what you want to happen when you die.
Resources about donating your organs including myths, frequently asked questions and how to have a conversation with your family or whānau about your wishes.
How to plan for your digital profiles after you die
Find a hospice in your area.
Doulas of Aotearoa
Te Whare Tapa Whā Model includes important aspects for Hauora – health and wellbeing and is a Māori concept based on the pillars of a wharenui – meeting house. The model uses five aspects considered important to Māori: Taha wairua – spiritual health, Taha hinengaro – mental and emotional wellbeing, Taha tinanga – physical wellbeing, Taha whānau – family and social wellbeing, Whenua – land and environment.
Advance Care Plans in te reo Māori ACP online plans | Te Whatu Ora
Advance care planning considers your values, goals, and preferences for current and future health care. It helps you to understand what the future might hold and say what health care you would or would not want, including end-of-life care.
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Mercy Hospice provides a range of specialist community palliative care and hospice services for people facing life limiting illnesses, caring for them with clinical expertise, compassion and quality of service. We also offer support and education to family, friends and carers to help them cope with problems arising from the illness.
Go With Grace offers gentle guidance, support, resources and peace of mind for those getting their affairs in order, caring for whānau, grieving or facing the loss of a loved one.
