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Pre-Planning

Record your wishes ahead of time

Download our information guide to explore pre-planning and pre-payment options and learn why starting today makes all the difference. Then download our pre-planning form to begin.

The advantages of planning ahead

Planning your funeral in advance is a practical way of ensuring your wishes are adhered to, as well as sparing your family or loved ones unnecessary stress about funeral arrangements in their time of grief. Planning leaves nothing to chance and gives you one less thing to worry about. Even once it’s finalised, your plan is not locked in - our funeral planning offers flexibility to make alterations to the arrangements if circumstances change.

Two main options: 
pre-planning or pre-paying

Pre-planned funerals

You can choose to pre-plan your funeral, without paying for it. You make your wishes known to us and choose the type of service you want and we’ll record them for the future. There is no charge for this service.

Pre-paid funerals

You can choose to pre-pay for your funeral. Benefits include; limits from asset testing, no financial stress on your loved ones, and the fact that your funds are safe, giving you peace of mind. 

Day’s Funeral Services makes pre-paying for your funeral easy with a variety of payment options, including paying by instalments. Talk to us about your options.

The benefits of funeral 
pre-planning and pre-paying

With our comprehensive information guide, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of our offerings, which includes security of your funds, choices and flexibility, and various payment options.

Reduce the burden on your family

You can choose to pre-plan your funeral, without paying for it. You make your wishes known to us and choose the type of service you want and we’ll record them for the future. There is no charge for this service.

Flexibility

Day’s Funeral Services will help you carefully document your wishes and you will receive a copy of your plan. It’s important to know that you are free to change your arrangements at any time. If the funeral is to be in another town we can arrange for the funeral to be carried out by another FDANZ member.

Help protect your pension or income

There is no financial penalty for your careful planning. If you have to go into rest home care any money you put into the Trust will not be used to pay for your care, so the amount you pay for your funeral plan (up to $10,000, as of 2010) will not be assessed as part of your total assets. Your money is prepaid into a trust under your name and interest accrues/compounds back into your trust fund.

Security of your investment

Pre-paid funeral costs are lodged in a specific trust, independent of Day’s Funeral Services and are fully secured with the ANZ. Day’s Funeral Services acts as custodian of the Trust and has no financial interest in the trust. In the unlikely event of anything happening to Day's Funeral Services, the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand will become the custodians of the Trust.

Ready to submit your wishes?

You can email your completed form to [email protected] or drop it off directly at our office.

If you would prefer to talk things over first, call us on 0800 522 444 for a free, no-obligation chat. We are always here to guide you through your options and answer any questions.
Information Guide

About

Day’s Funeral Services is a collaboration of local funeral services, in Nelson, New Zealand. Working together provides a range of benefits to each funeral home, as well as the community, meaning we can offer a wider range of services and options.

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0800 522 444