You may be surprised to know that following a bereavement, your priority should be looking after yourself, not trying to organise a funeral.
The loss of someone close is one of life’s most stressful experiences – trying to cope with feelings, phone calls, visitors, arrangements, and everything else that can leave you feeling exhausted.
That’s why you’ll appreciate us being alongside you. We’ll talk you through the options - when and wherever you want the service: locally or elsewhere; indoors, outdoors, home, church or our Pukekohe or Papatoetoe chapels, celebrant or minister, catering, and anything else you may want.
You don’t have to worry about legalities, paperwork or behind-scenes things.
You and yours can celebrate a life well-lived in whatever way you want for your loved one and family. We arrange everything.
Call us – we’re here 7 days. With us, anything is possible.
Papatoetoe |
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| Address: | 426 Great South Road Papatoetoe, Manukau City, Auckland |
| Phone: |
09 278 8742 |
| Fax: | 09 278 8743 |
Pukekohe |
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| Address: | 81 Franklin Road Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland |
| Phone: |
09 238 4794 |
| Fax: | 09 238 4795 |
| Email: | Email Waters Funerals |
| Office Hours: | 8.30am - 4.00pm, Mon - Fri Saturday and Sunday by appointment only. |
We're local...like you.
We've been part of the South Auckland community since 2009, working with families like yours - often many times - from all over the region.
In 2015, to better meet the needs of families in Franklin and Waikato, we opened in Pukekohe.
We love the areas we work in so much, they're also where we live after hours (not that we get to take much time off).
That's why we know our communities so well and can cater for the wonderful diversity of culture, customs and beliefs of the people who call the region home.
In your time of need - or for pre-planning - call us to discuss how we can help...7 days.
We're local, here for people like you. And we're here to make a difficult time easier.
Two locations at your service
At our Papatoetoe and Pukekohe centres, you’ll appreciate the way we think of everything:
Pukekohe: Two chapels that can be used as one – catering for up to 250 guests.
Off street parking. Family and baby care lounges, kitchen, hospitality lounge, family & guest bathroom facilities;
Papatoetoe:
Chapel catering for up to 70 guests – or more with our marquee (for the service and/or hospitality). Private state of the art mortuary – not all funeral homes offer this. Ask us why our onsite mortuary is an advantage.
Off street parking. Family and baby care lounges, kitchen, hospitality lounge, family & guest bathroom facilities;
We can assist with Service Sheet or other Memorial design and printing; audio-visual photo-presentations; music.
Papatoetoe
Pukekohe
Our Services
Learn more about the range of services that we offer.
Please click on a heading below.
Funeral Services
We will help you plan a funeral and talk you through the options that meet your family's needs and your loved ones wishes.
Preplanning
Find out the advantages to planning a funeral ahead of time.
International and Domestic transfers
When a death occurs overseas and your loved one needs to be returned to New Zealand or in the insistance that your loved one needs to be returned overseas, Waters Funerals has the knowledge, experience, and expertise to ensure an expedient transfer and the transport of the deceased.
Death Certificates
We will help you obtain a death certificate which is essential when completing estate matters.
Embalming
Embalming helps enhance your viewing experience - especially if you envisage an open casket at the service.
Preparation Facilities
Waters Funerals is one of the few funeral homes to have a mortuary on site.
Viewing
For your privacy and quiet time we have private viewing rooms available.
Our Fleet
Choose from our hearses or talk about creative alternatives.
Obituaries
We will prepare an obituary to be published for your loved one
Catering
Talk to us about how you'd like to cater for those attending your service - and we'll organise it.
After Care
Sometimes the loss of a loved one can be especially painful. We understand that the grieving process does not end with the funeral.