He aroha te
Resources for preparing you and your whānau
AROHA
Whakapukepuke ai ngā ngaru o te moana,
E kai nei te aroha ki āku tau whakaingona,
E kōripo ngā hau ki runga ki ngā hiwi,
He hau-pāpaki-roa ka māro i te whenua.
He aroha, te aroha whakatinanatia!
Ngā kupu tohutohu i waihotia iho,
Hei whakahoehoe i te motu nei eei
Nā Moe Ruka
These resources have been developed to help whānau plan for, and navigate the inevitable passing of a loved one. They are designed so that individual whānau members can process their thinking and get their own affairs in order, ideally to make it easier on the whānau who are left to put things in place while carrying this loss.
For many whānau thinking about death is hard, and some of the prompts may be confronting. However whānau discussions in this space are important. These resources are not designed to take the place of ā kānohi discussions, but merely to help work through some of the practical aspects to be considered.
The grief journey of every whānau, and in-fact every person is different. These kaupapa have been crafted from our personal experience, and may not cover all aspects that apply to you and your whānau. Likewise, there may be some kaupapa that don’t apply to you, or that you’re not comfortable discussing or planning.
We hope you find the information helpful, and that if nothing more it prompts you to start thinking.
Templates
Our customisable tangihanga/funeral service sheet templates allow users to personalise their experience with photos, karakia, waiata, backgrounds, and graphic elements, and are tailored for whānau Māori. Please note this function is still under development.
Uhunga/Tangihanga service sheet templates
Information sheets
About us
Ruapehu, Taranaki, Tararua ngā Maunga
Whanganui, Waitara, Hokio ngā Awa
Te Āti Haunui-ā-pāpārangi, Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Awa, Muaūpoko ngā iwi
This kaupapa has been developed by our whānau, based on our experiences as we have tried to get our affairs in order, and as we have navigated the losses of those close to us, and been inspired by our hoa who have done amazing mahi in supporting their whānau to put things in place for those important to them.
This is a heavy kaupapa, and we're honoured to be able to hopefully do a little bit to try and help lift some of the heavy for others in the future.
As a whānau, we have spend many hours talking, working through different aspects, designing and editing. We are hugely thankful to all those who have shared their whakaaro, reviewed the pukapuka and helped us refine these resources, so they hopefully work for you.
Mai te whānau Herewini, nei ra te mihi aroha ki koutou.
Feedback
“I just got a message from my mum, she wants me to get her another pukapuka. She took the one I gave her and showed my Koko, they loved it - had heaps of positive kōrero and whakaaro. Thats big from my mum cause she sometimes gets awkward talking about this stuff with koko specifically. So thank you.”
❤️❤️❤️ your pukapuka. Mine arrived and it is so beautiful. I’ve tried to fill out other death planning stuff before but never completed it. Yours I love because you can feel the love in the pages, the colours the designs, the kupu. It feels like a warm hug just opening it and this one I will definitely finish because ka tika te korero, he aroha Te Aroha. What a beautiful koha you and the whanau have put out to the world.
This kaupapa would not have been possible without
the support of Ngāti Rangi, through Whiria Ngā Hua.
We are incredibly grateful!
