Products
Three Day Presentation
This process continues on from the initial presentation. From experience it takes three days. For this to happen it is necessary to have a good team of 25 people of which there should be a good mixture of men and women, children are welcome. We all live on site for the three days...
Initial Presentation
Maata and Te Akau provide a five hour presentation that covers dying, death and after death pactices from a tikanga Maori perspective. This involves a 25 minute dvd, information regarding the process of kahu whakatere and sharing knowledge of tikanga, karakia, waiata, karanga, and much...
Planning
Products and services are negotiated, however this does not eliminate set prices that are needed to cover costs of all KWT workers. This area is sensitive but worthy of discussion at the time Kahu Whakatere Tupapaku is needed or introduced to a family. Planning visits, informing whanau...
Kopaki
The kopaki is made at any time of the process. When the person is alive and well, they are able to make thier own at any time however when Kahu Whakatere needs to employ a person to weave this will cost from $600 to $750 or more depending on the size. Orders for these are placed with...
Day of Death
There are several parts that make up this product, each part attracts a human cost and price for making the resources. Waka, (transporter) pouaka tio (ice box) whariki (mat) mahunga (head peice) taura (rope) is part of that job. Harvesting and manufacturing at the time of death is...