Funeral directors call for bigger government grants to help families afford funerals
Funeral directors are demanding increased government support, saying New Zealand's death-care system has fallen behind.
Funeral directors are seeking larger government grants to help families afford funerals, citing concerns that the country's death-care system has not kept pace with modern costs. The sector is appealing for election-year action on the issue.
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Cost of dying: Funeral directors demand election action
Funeral directors want bigger Government grants to help families pay for funerals, warning New Zealand’s decades-old death-care system has failed to keep pace.