Our Kaupapa
Eco Funeral Resources is dedicated to restoring community-led, compassionate practices around dying, death, and bereavement.
Who We Are
Eco-Funeral Resources was created to import and make professional-grade Cooling Platforms available across Aotearoa.
Profits from this enterprise support the wider work of Te Atawhai Aroha and Ngā Pou Herenga: the End-of Life and Funeral Guides' Collective —reducing reliance on grants and ensuring sustainable community support.
Ngā Pou Herenga: the End-of Life and Funeral Guides' Collective
Established in 2020, we are based in Whakatāne and service the Eastern Bay of Plenty area. We are dedicated to restoring community-led, compassionate practices around dying, death, and bereavement.
Te Atawhai Aroha Compassionate Communities Rotorua Trust
Established in 2023, we are based in Rotorua and service this area. We want to live in a world where every person, every whānau and community has the capacity and knowledge to uphold the mana of people who are losing their independence, dying or grieving.
We are both charitable organisations with a two whare governance model, with tangata whenua and tauiwi co chairs. We work alongside whānau / family, hospice teams, Māori health providers, and local marae to provide end-of-life and post-death care that is empowering, accessible, and culturally safe
Our Work
Our Trusts provide a wide range of initiatives, including:
- No One Dies Alone volunteer programme
- Affordable funeral hui and wānanga
- Advance Care Planning support
- Provision of cooling alternatives to embalming
- Natural body care wānanga / workshops
- Natural burial advocacy
- Harakeke shroud making workshops
- Compassionate Communities network development
Each of these strengthens whānau / family and community preparedness for death, loss, and grief.
Our Partnerships
We work closely with iwi, marae, and community networks to ensure whānau have access to dignified, culturally aligned options.
As natural burial sites grow across Aotearoa, Cooling Platforms will become a cornerstone of affordable and sustainable deathcare.
