# What flowers are appropriate for a funeral or sympathy in New Zealand?

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Last checked: 2026-10-25

Flowers are a standard, widely accepted part of modern New Zealand funeral planning, alongside music, programmes and photo displays.

Answer sources: [1], checked 2026-10-05

## Details

- **Tangihanga**: During a tangihanga (Māori funeral), mourners wear a wreath of kawakawa greenery (pare kawakawa) around the head, which has become a widely recognised symbol of the tangi itself. [2] [3], checked 2026-10-05

## Funeral directors in Auckland and what they say about flowers

Places people often send flowers to in Auckland: funeral directors, with what we know about sending flowers there.

What each funeral director's own website says about flowers, summarised in our words, with a link to the page and the date we checked. A to Z, not a ranking.

- **Ann's Funeral Home and Cremations** (Wiri): Lists floral arrangements as an optional add-on service families may wish to include.[4]
- **Aroha Funerals** (Penrose): Coordinates flowers as part of arranging a funeral or memorial service, alongside venue, celebrant, catering and livestreaming.[5]
- **Auckland Chinese Funeral Home (also known as Tang Ren Funeral Home)** (Ōtāhuhu): Provides floral arrangements (wreaths, flower baskets, venue arrangements) for funerals and memorial services in line with family and cultural wishes.[6] Offers custom floral wreaths as part of funeral arrangement services.[7] Serves the Chinese community, as stated on its website.
- **Auckland Funeral Services**: Floral tributes are one of the optional extras they help arrange, alongside catering and bagpipes.[8]
- **Budget Cremations**: Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Chinese Funeral Services** (Albany, East Tāmaki): Notes flowers are one of the additional cost items (along with casket and catering) affecting overall funeral cost.[9] Serves the Chinese community, as stated on its website.
- **Davis Funerals** (Mount Eden, Henderson, Pakūranga, Papatoetoe, Kohimarama): Pre-planning lets families record their wishes for venue, flowers, music and readings.[10] Two Chrysler hearses have glass sides specifically so the casket spray (floral arrangement on the casket) can be viewed.[11]
- **Dil's Funeral Services**: Arranges flowers for the service, chapel, casket, or delivered to the family's home.[12] After the funeral, flowers can be left with the casket, taken home, or given to a hospital or rest home; cards from floral tributes are collected for the family.[12]
- **Epsom Funeral Home and Monumental** (Ellerslie, Silverdale): Flowers are listed as an optional personal-touch add-on beyond the basic funeral plan, incurring extra cost.[13] Serves the Chinese community, as stated on its website.
- **Ese Tatupu Funeral Directors** (Manukau City): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Serves the Pacific community, as stated on its website. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Faithfull Funeral Services** (Red Beach / Hibiscus Coast): Mentions organising flowers, along with catering and movies, as part of the funeral service arrangements.[14]
- **Forrest Funeral Services** (Browns Bay, Ōrewa): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Fountains Funeral Home** (Papakura, Pukekohe): Offers a wide range of casket sprays and flower arrangements, with farewell petals included.[15] Suggests sourcing local, in-season flowers as one way to reduce a funeral's environmental impact.[16]
- **Grahams Funeral Services** (Pukekohe, Waiuku): Offers advice on casket and venue flowers, can send flowers to the family home or overseas, and will liaise with the family's own florist or a recommended florist.[17]
- **H Morris Funeral Services** (Northcote): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Halo Funeral Services** (Panmure): Lists floral arrangements as one of the services offered.[18]
- **Haven Falls Funeral Home (Poutama Tangihanga)**: Lists floral tributes as one of the services offered.[19] Serves the Māori community, as stated on its website.
- **Hibiscus Funerals** (Red Beach): Lists floral tributes as one of their services.[20] Floral tributes help personalise a service, reflecting the deceased's tastes, passions or heritage.[21]
- **Jason Morrison Funeral Services** (Warkworth): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Just Funerals** (Penrose): Notes that flowers, along with casket, death notice, and cremation/burial choice, affect the overall cost of the funeral package.[22]
- **Lagoon View Funeral Services** (Panmure): Flowers are one of the ways offered to personalise the farewell, along with music, service sheets, catering and livestreaming.[23] Serves the Māori, Samoan, Tongan and Pacific communities, as stated on its website.
- **Ligaliga Funerals** (Māngere): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Serves the Pacific community, as stated on its website. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Manning Funerals** (Newmarket): Casket flower arrangements can be simple (family's own garden flowers, or flowers brought by attendees) or more elaborate, based on family preference for colour or flowers connected to the deceased.[24] Pre-planning form asks for favourite flowers and favourite flower colour.[25]
- **Marshall Funeral Directors** (Manukau): Orders and coordinates floral arrangements for the casket as part of service personalisation.[26]
- **Morrisons Funeral Directors** (Henderson, Glen Innes): Families can order a floral tribute through the site, fulfilled by an affiliated florist (Morrisons Florist).[27]
- **North Shore Funerals (Nelson & Susan Elliot Funeral Services)** (Milford): Funeral directors organise flowers as part of arranging the venue, catering, celebrant and service cards.[28]
- **Papatoetoe Funeral Cottage** (Papatoetoe): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Prime Cremations**: For memorial services, can arrange flowers along with venue, celebrant, music and other elements; family can specify flower preferences via the estimate form.[29]
- **Resthaven Funerals** (Manurewa, Howick): Organises flowers for the casket, committal and venue as part of funeral arrangements.[30] Pre-planning/wishes form lets a person record preferred flowers, or nominate donations in lieu of flowers.[31] Serves the Māori, Chinese, Muslim, Jewish and Indian communities, as stated on its website.
- **Rowley Funerals** (Devonport): Can refer families to a local floral partner for funeral flowers, or handle flowers for the service, chapel, casket or home directly.[32]
- **Sibuns Funeral Directors** (Remuera): Offers a casket floral tribute as a service line item.[33] Also offers committal and venue flowers.[33]
- **Souly Funerals**: Lists a local floral design business as a referral option for funeral flowers.[34]
- **South Auckland Funeral Services** (Ōtāhuhu): Can arrange floral casket sprays and/or floral arrangements for the funeral.[35] Serves the Cook Island community, as stated on its website.
- **State of Grace** (New Lynn, Albany): Arranges flowers as part of coordinating a funeral service, alongside the celebrant and newspaper notices.[36]
- **The Natural Funeral Company** (Eden Terrace): Has an in-house florist who can prepare set floral tribute options or custom flowers chosen by the family.[37]
- **Tipene Funerals** (Onehunga, Henderson): Pre-arranged funeral plans let a person customise the types of flowers they want for their service.[38] Holds its own range of floral options on hand alongside caskets and urns.[39] Serves the Tongan community, as stated on its website.
- **Value Cremations**: The standard direct-cremation package explicitly excludes flowers (along with viewing, catering and venue hire).[40]
- **Vea Funeral Home** (Ōtara, Wiri): Refers families to a partner florist for casket flowers and decor rather than arranging flowers in-house.[41] Serves the Tongan and Pacific communities, as stated on its website.
- **Waters Funerals** (Papatoetoe, Pukekohe): Nothing about flowers on its website. Ask the funeral director. Checked on 25 October 2026.
- **Windsor Funerals** (Glenfield): Partners with an external florist to offer families a customised menu of funeral flower options.[42]

Funeral directors in Christchurch: see [What do funeral directors in Christchurch say about flowers?](https://idxflowers.com/nz/guides/funeral-directors-in-christchurch/)

Funeral directors in Wellington region: see [What do funeral directors in Wellington region say about flowers?](https://idxflowers.com/nz/guides/funeral-directors-in-wellington/)

## Good to know

- Each fact was checked on the date shown. Florists' stock changes, so check with the florist before you order.

## Sources

1. [Te Ara](https://teara.govt.nz/en/death-and-dying/page-3), checked 2026-10-05
2. [Te Ara](https://teara.govt.nz/en/tangihanga-death-customs/print), checked 2026-10-05
3. [Go With Grace](https://gowithgrace.nz/understanding-death/funeral-planning/cultural-considerations/te-ao-maori/), checked 2026-10-05
4. [annsfuneral.co.nz/about-us/pricing](https://www.annsfuneral.co.nz/about-us/pricing/), checked 2026-10-25
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9. [chinesefunerals.co.nz/faq.aspx](https://chinesefunerals.co.nz/faq.aspx), checked 2026-10-25
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11. [davisfunerals.co.nz/about/why-choose-davis](https://davisfunerals.co.nz/about/why-choose-davis/), checked 2026-10-25
12. [dils.co.nz/funeral-flowers](https://www.dils.co.nz/funeral-flowers/), checked 2026-10-25
13. [epsomfuneralhome.nz/funeral-plans](https://www.epsomfuneralhome.nz/funeral-plans), checked 2026-10-25
14. [faithfulls.co.nz/index.html](https://faithfulls.co.nz/index.html), checked 2026-10-25
15. [fountainsfunerals.co.nz/plan-a-funeral/arranging-a-funeral](https://fountainsfunerals.co.nz/plan-a-funeral/arranging-a-funeral/), checked 2026-10-25
16. [fountainsfunerals.co.nz/plan-a-funeral/funeral-faq](https://fountainsfunerals.co.nz/plan-a-funeral/funeral-faq/), checked 2026-10-25
17. [grahamsfunerals.co.nz/flowers](https://grahamsfunerals.co.nz/flowers/), checked 2026-10-25
18. [halofuneralservices.co.nz/services](https://halofuneralservices.co.nz/services/), checked 2026-10-25
19. [havenfalls.co.nz](https://www.havenfalls.co.nz/), checked 2026-10-25
20. [hibiscusfunerals.co.nz](https://hibiscusfunerals.co.nz/), checked 2026-10-25
21. [hibiscusfunerals.co.nz/services](https://hibiscusfunerals.co.nz/services/), checked 2026-10-25
22. [justfunerals.co.nz/faq](https://www.justfunerals.co.nz/faq/), checked 2026-10-25
23. [lagoonview.co.nz/pages/plan-ahead](https://www.lagoonview.co.nz/pages/plan-ahead), checked 2026-10-25
24. [manningfunerals.net.nz/funeral-flowers.html](https://www.manningfunerals.net.nz/funeral-flowers.html), checked 2026-10-25
25. [manningfunerals.net.nz/funeral-pre-planning.html](https://www.manningfunerals.net.nz/funeral-pre-planning.html), checked 2026-10-25
26. [marshallfunerals.co.nz/services](https://marshallfunerals.co.nz/services), checked 2026-10-25
27. [morrisons.co.nz/order-flowers](https://morrisons.co.nz/order-flowers/), checked 2026-10-25
28. [northshorefunerals.co.nz](https://northshorefunerals.co.nz/), checked 2026-10-25
29. [primecremations.co.nz/memorial-services](https://www.primecremations.co.nz/memorial-services/), checked 2026-10-25
30. [resthavenfunerals.co.nz/arranging-a-funeral/funeral-faq](https://resthavenfunerals.co.nz/arranging-a-funeral/funeral-faq/), checked 2026-10-25
31. [resthavenfunerals.co.nz/plan-ahead/recording-your-wishes](https://resthavenfunerals.co.nz/plan-ahead/recording-your-wishes/), checked 2026-10-25
32. [rowleyfunerals.co.nz/other-options](https://rowleyfunerals.co.nz/other-options/), checked 2026-10-25
33. [sibuns.co.nz/our-services](https://sibuns.co.nz/our-services/), checked 2026-10-25
34. [soulyfunerals.co.nz/helpful-links](https://soulyfunerals.co.nz/helpful-links/), checked 2026-10-25
35. [safs.co.nz/our-services](https://www.safs.co.nz/our-services/), checked 2026-10-25
36. [stateofgracefunerals.co.nz/services](https://www.stateofgracefunerals.co.nz/services/), checked 2026-10-25
37. [naturalfuneral.nz/services/full-funeral](https://www.naturalfuneral.nz/services/full-funeral), checked 2026-10-25
38. [tipenefunerals.nz/planning-a-funeral-guide](https://www.tipenefunerals.nz/planning-a-funeral-guide/), checked 2026-10-25
39. [tipenefunerals.nz/about-us](https://www.tipenefunerals.nz/about-us/), checked 2026-10-25
40. [valuecremations.co.nz/location/auckland](https://valuecremations.co.nz/location/auckland/), checked 2026-10-25
41. [veafuneralhome.co.nz](https://veafuneralhome.co.nz/), checked 2026-10-25
42. [windsorfunerals.co.nz/funeral-choices/?choice=flowers](https://windsorfunerals.co.nz/funeral-choices/?choice=flowers), checked 2026-10-25

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