Funerals with Twentymans

For the majority of people throughout history, the simple act of gathering together following a death has had a major positive impact on healing.

Twentymans Brochure

Our packages are designed for you to come together in support of each other, and celebrate the life of a loved one.

Contact us for a quote or to talk through how we can design a service to suit your needs and budget.

Our Jewellery Policy: We do not cremate jewellery. Any jewellery worn by your loved one is removed prior to cremation and returned to family.

Price Increases – Important message

Twentymans has found it necessary to adjust our fees once more, reflecting the ongoing increases in our operational expenses. Day by day, we encounter rising costs across essential items such as embalming materials, funeral accessories, and critical services like insurance and rates. For instance, the cost of gas for cremators has surged by 20%, following a 33% rise last year. Meanwhile, rates have climbed by 12.8% on last year’s 13.8%, and insurance costs are up by 7.8%. Casket prices have also seen increases ranging from 6.3% to 8%.

In response to these challenges, Twentymans has carefully adjusted our pricing structure to keep pace while striving to maintain fairness. Our professional fees are fundamental to sustaining our operations—from insurance coverage and property maintenance to inventory management, vehicle upkeep, and the livelihoods of our dedicated team.

One of our foremost concerns in the funeral industry remains our ability to attract and retain qualified professionals. Like many others in our field, our wage bill now constitutes a substantial portion of our operational costs. To ensure that we can continue to provide compassionate and expert care, especially during nights, weekends, and public holidays, we have implemented after-hours services and a deposit system.

We are committed to serving our communities tirelessly, every hour of every day.

For more information or inquiries regarding the upcoming pricing adjustment, please contact the team at Twentymans on 07 868 6003 or email funerals@twentymans.co.nz.

Adrian Catran JP
Cert. Funeral Directing.
Managing Director

Our funeral fees

Pricing as of 17th June 2024 and are subject to change.
All pricing is inclusive of GST.

Funeral accounts generally involve three parts; Professional Fee, Casket, and Disbursements.

Full Professional Service fee – $4450


Our professional fee includes the following services:

  • Meeting with the family and taking instructions
  • Care and treatment of your loved one whilst in our funeral home, including washing and dressing where required.


Arranging the service including:

  • Liaising with the Minister or Celebrant, Organist, Piper, and Videographers etc
  • Organising a venue, church, or outdoor area
  • Booking the Cemetery or Crematorium
  • Providing the correct authorities with the Medical Certificate, Cremation Certificates and Burial applications, registering the death with Births, Death, and Marriages
  • Organising placing newspaper notices
  • Use of vehicles such as hearses

This fee also covers overheads such as building lease, rates, insurance, health and safety, vehicles, power, IT, staff training and much more. It also allows us to have our staff available 24 hour a day, reduced numbers on public holidays, weekends and nights.

A deposit of $2500 will now be charged on all funeral services.

Alternative Professional Service Fee Options


Partial Professional Service Fee:
$3450.00

Includes casketing, registration of death, use of Twentymans funeral home facilities. Embalming costs are additional.


Memorial Service in the Grahamstown Chapel with a Twentymans Funeral Director
in attendance:
$1425.00

Caskets

Our casket prices range from $795.00 for a basic cremation casket to $4995.00 for a solid timber casket. The average cost is around $1200.00, please see a sample of the range we have to offer below.

Grosvenor Rimu Casket

From $1100

Status Rosewood Casket

Status Rimu Casket

From $1695

Status Rimu Casket

Status Rosewood Casket

From $1795

Akaroa Pine Casket

Akaroa Pine Casket

From $2295

Status Maori Carved Casket

Status Maori Carved Casket

From $3450

Recycled Native Timber Casket

Recycled Native Timber Casket

From $3595

View the latest selection from Western Caskets.

Disbursements

These are fees that are paid on your behalf. They are charged at cost with no mark up.

  • Newspaper notices priceed on application
  • Minister fees: $150.00 – $450.00
  • Celebrant fees: $250.00 – $500.00
  • Bagpiper, Organist etc: $100.00 – $300.00
  • Florist and Catering: Please refer to our list of local service partners for options.

Additional Services

Care and Preparation Options

If the family wish to view their loved one, then Twentymans recommend embalming as per Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health regulations.

The cost of embalming is:

  • Standard Case: $955
  • Post Mortem Case: $1150
  • Bariatric Embalming (Cases weighing more than 136kg): POA

Should the family not wish to embalm, then Twentymans are able to hold your loved one in a climate controlled environment until cremation or burial takes place.

These costs are as follows:

  • Overnight Care (includes two consecutive hours of viewing within 24 hours of death): $85.00 per night
  • Basic hygenic care, dressing, and casketing for viewing: $135.00

Rosary

In addition to normal travel, conveyance to churches for Rosary is $175.00

Extra Charges and After Hours Fees

Currently our normal office hours are Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. Outside of these hours incur additional after hours charges.

Our After Hours charges are as follows:

  • Call out fees on nights, weekends, and public holidays (including removal from a private residence): $175.00
  • Call out fees on a public holiday (including removal from a private residence): $250.00
  • Saturday Funeral: $195.00 Twentymans do not conduct funerals on Sundays
  • Public Holiday Service Arrangement: $250.00
  • Public Holiday Funeral Service: $250.00
  • After hours viewings (after 5pm or during weekends): $95.00 (1 hour per viewing)
  • After hours viewings on/during a public holiday: $250.00 for one hour, additional hours $95.00
  • Viewing of the Charge on a Saturday: $195.00

Mileage

$2.40 per km. Twentymans endeavor to use the fastest and saftest route possible, according to current road conditions.

Service Sheets

$150 set up fee and $2.30 each (including one photo change). Minimum of 30.

Family receives a proof sheet by email to check spelling etc. Each subsequent change will incur a $50 charge per change. When service sheets are required to be produced within 48 hours of a service start time, they will incur an extra $115 charge.

Slideshow/Photo Display

We recommend 45 – 50 photos with one piece of music.

45 – 50 Photos plus Music: $175.00
50 – 75 Photos plus Music: $250.00
Please note 75 photos is  the maximum and 2 – 3 pieces of music will be required.

Twentymans require all photos and information 24 hours before the service. If received the same day as the service, an additional charge pf $115 will apply.

Extra USB

Additional copies of service: $30.00 each

We also offer

Grahamstown Chapel

GRAHAMSTOWN
CHAPEL

Complimentary Digital recording of service
$295

*Funeral Director in attendance may be charged at an additionally.

VIDEO

Offsite location including Live Streaming from
$600

Live funeral webcast

LIVE STREAMING

Funeral Service at Grahamstown Chapel, Thames
$150

Financial Support Options