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CANZ BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
HATCH, MATCH & DISPATCH
HOW CELEBRANTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BLENHEIM, MARLBOROUGH
15-17 May 2015
Information Kit
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Index
Section 1 Conference Programme at a Glance
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Section 2 General Information
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Conference Co-ordinators and Team Contact Details
Conference Details and Dress Code
Conference Costs and Cancellation/Refund Policy
On-going Professional Development (OPD)
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Section 3 Conference Venue, Transportation and Parking
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Marlborough Convention Centre
Car Parking
Driving, Flying, Ferries, Trains
Airport Transfers - Shuttle Service
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Section 4 Friday Agenda
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 Opening Ceremony/Powhiri: Elizabeth Bennett
 Plenary Speaker: Nicola Daly
 Fashion Show and Mix and Mingle
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Section 5 Saturday/Saturday Evening Agenda
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Plenary Speakers: Cyril Schafer/Jeff Montgomery BDM
CANZ AGM
Workshops Bands 1 and 2
Conference Dinner
Entertainment Extravaganza: CANZ Has Got Talent Show
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Section 6 Sunday Agenda
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 Plenary Speakers: Panel Discussion
 Workshops Bands 3 and 4
 Closing Ceremony: Elizabeth Bennett
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Section 7 Food and Beverage Options
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Friday Night Mix and Mingle Function
Morning/Afternoon Teas and Lunch Information
Saturday Night Dinner including CANZ Has Got Talent Show
Special Dietary Requirements
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Section 8 Accommodation
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 Accommodation Options and Booking Details for the Marlborough Region
 Special Conference Rates
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Section 9 Trade Exhibits
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 How to Apply to become an Exhibitor
 CANZ Merchandise Available for Purchase
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Section 10 Spouses, Partners and Families
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 Local Attractions Available
 Savvy Marlborough Tours
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Section 11 Early Bird Promotions and Raffles
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 How to Apply
 Raffle Prizes & Raffle Organisers Details
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Section 12 Plenary Speakers and Workshop Presenters
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 Plenary Speakers Biographical Information and Topics
 Workshop Presenters Biographical Information and Topics
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Section 13 Conference Registration
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 Conference Registration, including Payment Details
 Closing Dates for Early Bird Registrations & Standard Registrations
 Thank you to our Sponsors
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Section 1 Conference Programme at a Glance
For more details on the Programme please turn to page 10.
Friday 15th May
5.00pm
Powhiri/Opening Ceremony
5.45pm
Mix n Mingle with finger food
7.00pm
Plenary Session People, Place and Process: Reflecting on Significant
Ceremonies in My Life with Nicola Daly
8.20pm
Celebrant Attire Fashion Show
Saturday 16th May
8.15am
Registrations and Trade Displays open
8.45 am
Welcome
9.00am
Split Plenary Sessions with Cyril Schafer or Jeff Montgomery
10.20am
Morning Tea
10.45
CANZ Annual General Meeting
12.30pm
Buffet Lunch
1.30 - 2.45 pm Workshop Band 1
BAND 1
Workshop A
Pinky Agnew
(Double session
into band 2)
Master Class Bringing Out
the Best in
Ourselves and
Each Other
Workshop B
Larry Timberlake
Interpretive
Reading: Giving
Life to the Words
Workshop C
Belinda de
Lautour
Steps to
Successful
Celebrancy
Workshop E
Sheryl
Mungall
Game…Set…Match!
Learn Practical
Ways to Establish a
Winning Celebrant
Service
Workshop F
Jan Pryor
Stepfamilies
are Here to
Stay
2.45 - 3.15pm
Afternoon Tea
3.15 - 4.30 pm
Workshop Band 2
BAND 2
Workshop A
Pinky Agnew
(Double
session
continued)
Workshop D
Mouli Greenlaw
The DOs and
DON’Ts of Having a
Website
Workshop G
Alison
Blanchett
Smart
Business
Accounting
for
Celebrants
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Workshop H
Vicki Ellison
Of Course You
Can! - Making
Friends with Te
Reo Māori
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6.30pm
6.45 pm
8.00pm
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Pre Dinner Drinks Foyer Convention Centre with cash bar
Conference Dinner
“CANZ Has Got Talent” Show – see later details.
Sunday 17th May
8.15 am
Registration Desk and Trade Exhibits Open
8.45 am
Welcome and Notices
9.00 -10.15am Plenary Session Funerals for the Young chaired by Helen Rutledge
Panel Discussion with: David Buckley, Judith Dellebeke, Winnie Duggan,
Parvati Erikson, Johanna Hendrickson, Margie McCallum, Alan Walker
10.20am
Morning tea
10.45-12.15pm Workshop Band 3
BAND 3
Workshop I
Kathrine Fraser
(Double session
into Band 4)
Fresh Words Invoking Our
Muses
Workshop J
Karlynne Earp
End-of-Life Advance
Care Planning
Workshop K
Margie McCallum
How Can We Best
Make a Difference
as Funeral
Celebrants?
12.15 pm
Buffet Lunch (served in the pre function space)
1.15 - 2.45pm
Workshop Band 4
BAND 4
2.50 - 3.15pm
Workshop I
Kathrine Fraser
(Double session
continued)
Workshop M
Wendi
Wicks
Inclusive
ParticipationCreating an
Accessible
Ceremony
Workshop N
Allison
Kirkman
Ways of
Scattering
Ashes
Workshop O
Helen
Rutledge
Creating a
Ceremony for
Blessing a
Home after a
Death
Workshop L
Jacky Bowring
Landscape,
Trauma and
Memory
Workshop P
Alan Walker &
David Buckley
Expectations of a
Funeral
Celebrant - The
Good and the
Not So Good
from a Funeral
Director’s Angle
Closing Ceremony
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Section 2 General Information
Conference Coordinators
Jann Hook Conference Convenor
Email jann@temahia.co.nz
phone 03 5734089 mobile 0211439757
Marg Palmer Education Programme Convenor
Email marg.palmer@xtra.co.nz
phone 03 5410646 mobile 0211371921
Leonie Welch Registrations/Secretary Email leoniemwelch@xtra.co.nz
Carol Taylor Sponsorship Email carolmet@xtra.co.nz
Committee Members Liz Anderson, Jacqui Leslie, Wendy Glover, Darlene Keenan
Dress Code
Day time sessions: Smart casual and comfortable.
Saturday evening function: ‘After five’ attire.
Costs
The cost for the conference package is inclusive of morning/afternoon teas,
lunches and Friday night light finger food. The registration fee is exclusive of the
Saturday dinner and additional beverages.
Early Bird 3 Day Registration Package Closes 27.02.2015
CANZ
Members
$295.00
Non Members
$350.00
Standard 3 Day Registration Package Closes 16.04.2015
$355.00
$395.00
One Day only Delegate Package Closes 16.04.2015
$220.00
$220.00
Late Registration Closes 08.05.2015
$400.00
$400.00
Saturday Evening Dinner and Entertainment $55.00 (3 course buffet meal) per person
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Non celebrant partner or spouse sitting in on conference plenary sessions $75.00 per
day with morning tea and lunch provided. But no workshops will be allocated.
Please note that conference packages do not include accommodation and incidentals.
These costs are separate and you will be required to settle your own accounts on
departure from your accommodation provider.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Please advise in writing of any cancellations to Jann Hook jann@temahia.co.nz
If cancellation notice is received
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Within 7 days from conference - From 8th May
Within 14 days from conference - From 1st May
Between 17th April and 1st May
Before 17th April
No refund
25% refund
50% refund
90% refund
On-going Professional Development (OPD)
Full attendance gives you 10 OPD credits.
To maximise the value of your learning:
 Spend some time after conference reflecting on the sessions you have attended.
 Consider what you could usefully apply within your celebrancy.
 Make a plan about when and how you will implement these ideas and enter the target
dates in your diary. Keep this plan with your OPD records.
You will find more information about OPD, including an electronic version of our OPD card,
on the Member Only area of the CANZ Website, under Education or click here.
The Dash
Have you ever seen a headstone
With the dates of life and death
There always seems to be a dash between
That dash is every moment
That a person ever lived
But only birth and death are what is seen…
Dino Evans
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Section 3 Venue, Transportation and Parking
Venue
The conference will be held at the Marlborough Convention Centre
42a Alfred Street, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
T: +64 3 579 5047
E: conference.marlborough@scenicgroup.co.nz
www.marlboroughconventions.co.nz
For directions: https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/Marlborough+Convention+Centre
The new Marlborough Convention Centre is set in the heart of Marlborough, on the
banks of the Taylor River, in the beautiful regional centre of Blenheim. The relaxed and
tranquil setting will enhance our conference experience.
The purpose-built facility boasts superb design and state-of-the-art technologies to help
ensure the success of our conference. The latest AV equipment is incorporated, with
wireless broadband access available throughout the Centre. A code will be on display at
the registration desk for your internet access.
Convention Centre Carpark
Access from Hutcheson Street or Alfred Street.
Pay and display parking available.
Alfred Street Carpark
Access from Alfred Street. Pay on exit, no time restriction
Early Bird Special if you enter before 9.00 am and leave after 4.00 pm is $4.00,
otherwise per hour between 9.00 am and 5.30 pm: $0.80
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Travel – Driving, Flying, Ferries, Trains
Getting to this stunning destination to attend conference from anywhere in the country
is easy with a wide range of options.
Driving from Christchurch is a leisurely and picturesque 3.5 - 4 hours.
Interislander Ferry offers daily services across the Cook Straight from Wellington to
Picton return. Their fleet consists of 3 vessels that make the 3 hour journey several
times daily.
The Interislander has very generously come on board as one of our silver sponsors and
is offering a special 20% discounted deal to anyone travelling to and from conference
by ferry. Bookings are open until 30 April 15. The promo code is: CANZ1. Please ensure
you quote this code to receive your CANZ discounted travel option. Confirmation of
conference registration must be shown on check in.
Terms and Conditions
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20% off EASY CHANGE FARE when booked online at www.interislander.co.nz
Discount amount has no refund value.
Normal fare conditions apply.
Not available in conjunction with any other offer.
Travel must be between: Saturday 9th May – Monday 25th May 2015 only.
Bluebridge Ferry also offers the Cook Straight crossing service several times daily.
Air New Zealand runs frequent direct flights from Wellington, Auckland and
Christchurch to Blenheim airport, which is only a 10 minute drive to the town centre.
Sounds Air a locally owned and operated airline based at Picton Airport provides links
between Wellington, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura and Nelson.
Air2there a small airline based in Wellington with direct flights into Blenheim
The TranzCoastal train offers scenic travel between Christchurch and Picton with stops
in Kaikoura and Blenheim.
Visit www.destinationmarlborough.com to read more information about Travel
Airport Transfers/ Ferry Terminal/ Shuttle Service
Blenheim Shuttle (Neal Shuttle Bus) 03 577 5277
Executive Shuttle 03 578 3136
Marlborough Shuttle Limited 03 572 9910
Marlborough Taxis Limited 03 577 5511
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Section 4 Friday Programme
3.30pm Onwards Registration
The registration desk and trade displays will be open from 3.30 pm in the Foyer
Marlborough Convention Centre.
5.00 - 5.30pm
Powhiri/Opening Ceremony
MC Ms Helen Medlyn to officiate
Delegates will be asked to move into the conference room and be seated.
Powhiri commences and invited guests enter.
Welcome by CANZ President Elizabeth Bennett with Candle Lighting Ceremony
Address by His Worship the Mayor of Blenheim Mr Alastair Sowman
Coordinator Jann Hook
5.45 - 6.55pm
Mix n Mingle with finger food
This social time will allow you to rekindle old friendships, meet new delegates
and socialise with our invited guests. Canapés will be served along with a
complimentary glass of bubbles or fruit drink.
7.00 - 8.15pm
Plenary Session with Nicola Daly
8.20 - 10.00pm Celebrant Attire Fashion Show followed by Mix n Mingle with cash bar
Enjoy some light entertainment as your fellow CANZ members parade a selection
of garments suitable for celebrant work from one of our gold sponsors - the
Farmers store situated in Blenheim.
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Section 5 Saturday Programme
8.00 am
Registration Desk Open
8.30 am
Trade Exhibits
What treasures can you take home for hatching, matching & dispatching?
8.45 am
Welcome and notices from MC Helen
9.00 - 10.15am Split Plenary Sessions
Cyril Schafer and Jeff Montgomery
10.20am
Morning Tea
10.45 - 12.15pm CANZ Annual General Meeting
12.15pm
Presentation by 2016 Education Forum Committee
12.30 - 1.25pm Buffet Lunch
1.30 - 2.45 pm
Workshop Band 1
2.50pm
Afternoon Tea
3.15 - 4.30 pm
Workshop Band 2
6.30pm
Pre Dinner Drinks Grand Foyer Convention Centre with cash bar
Attire: After 5’s
6.45 pm
Formal Conference Dinner
Please ensure you book this function when you register for Conference. Partners
are most welcome to attend. $55.00 per person for a sumptuous buffet meal
specialising in cuisine from the Marlborough region.
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CANZ Has Got Talent Show
Delegates are invited to perform an item or items to entertain your fellow celebrants
for this show. (See the registration form for entry details)
Entries can either be individual and/or a group representing your branch.
The item should be between 2-5 minutes duration.
Prizes will be awarded and the judge’s decision will be final.
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Section 6 Sunday Programme
8.00 am
Registration Desk Open
8.30 am
Trade Exhibits
What treasures can you take home for hatching, matching & dispatching?
8.45 am
Welcome and notices from MC Helen
9.00 - 10.15am Plenary Session
Panel Discussion on Funerals for the Young chaired by Helen Rutledge
Panel Members: David Buckley, Judith Dellebeke, Winnie Duggan, Parvati
Erikson, Johanna Hendrickson, Margie McCallum, Alan Walker
10.20am
Morning tea (served in the pre function space)
10.45 - 12.15pm Workshop Band 3
12.15 pm
Buffet Lunch (served in the pre function space)
1.15 - 2.45pm
Workshop Band 4
2.50 - 3.15pm
Closing Ceremony – CANZ President, Elizabeth Bennett
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Section 7 Food and Beverage Options
Freshly brewed coffee and a selection of teas will be available during registrations.
Friday Night Mix and Mingle Function
A selection of finger food canapés will be provided for your light evening meal.
A selection of wines, beers and soft drinks will be available for purchase from the Cash Bar.
Morning/Afternoon Teas and Lunches
Freshly brewed coffee and a selection of teas and freshly baked biscuits will be provided for
morning and afternoon teas. Special morning and afternoon teas will be arranged for people
with particular dietary requirements providing they have been requested on your registration
form.
Buffet style lunches will be provided in the grand foyer space for the Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday Night Dinner and CANZ Has Got Talent Show
A buffet dinner specialising in cuisine form the Marlborough region will be held at the
Convention Centre the cost is $55 per person.
A selection of wines, beers and soft drinks will be available for purchase from the Cash Bar
throughout the evening.
Special Dietary Requirements
It is imperative that you let us know if you have any special dietary requirements - even if you
are not attending the Saturday Evening dinner - special foods must be ordered well in advance
and will be set aside and labelled for each meal during the conference.
Business Cards
Please bring your business cards to conference to network with other delegates and also to
enter the draws for our amazing spot prizes.
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Section 8 Accommodation Options
Hotels and Motels in Blenheim
Chateau Marlborough www.marlboroughnz.co.nz Corner High & Henry Street. (Gold Sponsor)
Lugano www.lugano.co.nz 91 High Street
Centre Court Motel www.centrecourtmotel.co.nz 58A Maxwell Road
Phoenix Motor Lodge www.phoenixmotorinn.co.nz 174 Middle Renwick Road.
193 Aorangi Manor Motel www.193aorangimanor.co.nz 193 High Street
171 On High Motel www.171onhighmotel.co.nz 171 High Street
Bella Vista Motel www.bellavista.co.nz Corner Charles & Henry Streets.
Blenheim Palms Motel www.blenheimpalmsmotel.co.nz 78 Charles Street
Cherylea Motel www.cherylea.co.nz 73-79 Nelson Street
Admirals Motor Lodge www.admirals.co.nz 161 Middle Renwick Road
Asure Sundowner www.sundownermotel.co.nz 132 Middle Renwick Road
Special Conference Rates Offered by Accommodation Providers
Chateau Marlborough
Cnr High and Henry Street PO Box 921, Blenheim 7201
P: 03 5780064 www.marlboroughnz.co.nz
Classic Suites $149.00
Superior Suites $169.00
Executive Suites $199.00
Grande Studios $225.00
One Bedroom Grande Apartments $299.00
Beauty & Spa – Treat yourself during your stay to a massage, manicure, pedicure, facial, tinting,
spray tan or waxing at our onsite Beauty Spa. Bookings essential.
Quench Restaurant and Bar – Breakfast daily 7-10am
Waterfront Motel
9 Grove Road, PO Box 825 Blenheim
Ph 03 579 4500
Email: waterfront.motel@xtra.co.nz
www.waterfrontmotels.co.nz
Single $125
Twin share/double $140
Triple $160
All units are large studio units and prices are per night.
Colonial Motel
66 Main Street, Blenheim 7201
Ph: 64 03 578 9284
Freephone: 0800 105 789
Email: colonialmotel@xtra.co.nz
www.colonialmotelblenheim.co.nz
10 fully self-contained and serviced units with full kitchens as follows:
Three bedroom unit from $190.00 for 2 per night $20.00 each extra person.
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Two bedroom units from $150.00 for 2 per night $20.00 each extra person.
One bedroom units from $140.00 for 2 per night $20.00 each extra person.
Studios from $130.00 for 2.
Knightsbridgecourt Motor Lodge
112 Middle Renwick Road, Blenheim
Ph: +64 3 578 0818 Reservations: 0800 108 444
Email: motel@knightsbridgecourt.co.nz
www.knightsbridgecourt.co.nz
Studio or 1 bedroom units: Tariff from $130
One Bedroom Unit: additional single bed in lounge. Tariff $135 - $145 per night
Two Bedroom Units: Tariff from $200 for up to 4
All prices quoted are for up to 2 guests per unit unless stated otherwise. Extra person $20 per
person/night
Special offer: Stay 2 nights or more, receive $20.00 discount per night per room.
Scenic Hotel Marlborough
65 Alfred Street, Blenheim
Ph:03 520 6187 www.scenichotels.co.nz
Double or Twin share rooms at $155.00inc GST per room, per night.
If delegates would like to stay with us, please ask them to quote ‘Celebrants Association of New
Zealand’ Group booking or Reference # 15153501.
Bella Vista Blenheim Motel
81 Charles Street, Blenheim 7201
Free phone: 0800 23 55 28
Email: stay@bvblenheim.co.nz
www.bellavistablenheim.co.nz
Rooms available: All units except compact studio have cooking facilities
Compact or Queen bed studios – Tariff from $120 per room per night
Twin/Triple studios: Tariff from $130 per room per night for a single or couple, plus $15 per night
for an additional person.
King bed or super king studio: Tariff from $140 per room per night
Mention that you are booking for the Celebrants Association Conference, to receive the special
discounted rate being offered.
Backpackers Accommodation:
Koanui Lodge & Backpackers
Copperbeech Backpackers
Lemontree Backpackers
A special deal has been offered by two resorts in the Kenepuru Sound if you wish to
extend your stay in the Marlborough region
Raetihi Lodge: $199.00 for a two night stay in a sea view room (min two night stay)
which includes free transfers from Te Mahia to Raetihi Lodge return
Website: www.raetihilodge.co.nz
Free transfers for Dinner and Lunch from Te Mahia to Raetihi Lodge for any guests
staying at Te Mahia
Te Mahia Bay Resort: $225.00 for a two night stay in a self-contained waterfront motel
Website: www.temahia.co.nz
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Section 9 Trade Exhibits
How to Apply
To secure your space, application must be made in advance (by the 30th April) to the
CANZ Conference organising committee. There is limited space so please apply early.
One trestle table and cloth will be supplied at no cost.
No charge is made for the use of the display area, but to enhance their exposure,
exhibitors are encouraged to either donate a prize for the conference raffle or take up
one of our special Sponsorship packages.
Contact Jann Hook email: jann@temahia.co.nz
Exhibitors
Each exhibitor must set up their display prior to the opening of Registrations on Friday
15th May 2015. This space will be made available to each exhibitor from mid-day
onwards and should be ready for viewing by 3.15pm.
For optimum benefit for your product the stand should remain functional till the closure
of conference on Sunday 17th May at 3.30pm.
If you are unable to man your exhibit throughout conference, but still wish to sell
merchandise then please make suitable arrangements with your own staff to oversee
this task. All responsibility must lie with the exhibitor to ensure their product is safe and
secure. Our registration desk will be manned throughout conference for any queries but
we cannot take responsibility for your product.
CANZ Merchandise Available for Purchase
A selection of CANZ merchandise (folders, pens, certificate holders, umbrellas) will be
available for purchase throughout conference; these will be on display in the main foyer
of the convention centre. EFTPOS facilities will be available at conference for CANZ
merchandise or you can request an invoice to be issued for any purchases.
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Section 10 Spouses, Partners and Family
Make a Memory in Marlborough
It is time to ditch the crowds and the dreary weather for a memorable winter getaway in
Marlborough. The Top of the South has something for everyone, whether you’re after adventure or
indulgence, nature and wildlife or wine and food. Get inspired by some of our favourite most
memorable experiences.
How about the ultimate bonding session with your mates, mountain biking the Queen Charlotte
Track or a fishing trip in the Marlborough Sounds. Plan a winter retreat for your nearest and dearest
visiting cellar doors by day and tucking up warm in vineyard accommodation by night. Pack up the
family wagon and meet up in Marlborough for some quality time together in a holiday home in the
sounds.
The latest Marlborough Visitor Guide in your Conference Bag will have an updated list of stunning
locations, wineries and amazing shopping venues to visit. Or check out their website:
www.destinationmarlborough.com
Partners and Family Activities
The following activities have been arranged and must be pre-booked on the registration
form (minimum numbers will apply)
Saturday 16th May (Price: $148 including lunch and transport)
Pick up 9.00am (From Marlborough Convention Centre)
 Stop 1 Omaka Aviation Museum Guided Tour
 Stop 2 Classic Cars
 Stop 3 Marlborough Museum which includes Wine Museum, Wairau Bar Info, Textiles something for everyone.
 Stop 4 Wither Hills Wine Tasting, 40 min Tour and Lunch-(where Kate and William
dined!!!)
 Makana Chocolate shop to experience demonstrations and a tasting of handcrafted
chocolate.
Sunday 17th May (Price $160 including transport)
Pick up 9.45am (From Marlborough Convention Centre)
 Leave 10.15am on the Seafood Odyssey Cruise boat departing from Picton for a 3.5 hour
Marlborough sounds tour. Enjoy a tasting of salmon, mussels, oysters and a glass of wine.
(Suggest you also bring a packed lunch)
 Return to the Convention Centre by 2.30pm
All partners are invited to attend the Friday Evening Fashion Show at 8.20pm and the Saturday
Evening Function. Please see the registration forms for additional charges.
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Section 11 Early Bird Promotions and Raffles
We are thrilled to announce that three of our
Sponsors, Te Mahia Bay Resort, The Interislander
and The Bothy have come on board to offer
amazing prizes for all our Early Bird Registrations.
Delegates who opt to register for the Early Bird
Promotion will not only save themselves money
but will go in the draw to win an extended
holiday. (Some conditions do apply)
1st Prize: Two nights’ accommodation in a Luxury Seaview Apartment at the beautiful
Te Mahia Bay Resort, Kenepuru Sound, Marlborough, with a complimentary bottle of
bubbles on arrival. This accommodation package is for two persons. Plus a return trip for
two and a car on the Interislander travelling between Wellington and Picton
2nd Prize: Two nights’ accommodation for two persons in the stunning Taupo region at
The Bothy self-contained unit on Lake Taupo’s shore.
Raffles: a range of tempting raffles will be available for purchase from the main
Registration Desk.
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Section 12 Plenary Speakers and Workshop
Presenters - Biographical Information and Topics
Master of Ceremonies: Helen Medlyn
Helen Medlyn, who has been an independent marriage celebrant since 2010,
was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013 for her services
to the performing arts. She was honoured to be selected as an Arts Foundation
of New Zealand Laureate in 2002.
This Harley Davidson rider not only loves her celebrant work, but revels in her singing
career, taking major roles in operas, oratorios, vocal symphonic works, musicals and plays;
presenting both classical and Broadway repertoire on the concert platform; and creating and
performing unique cabaret shows with collaborator and music director, Penny Dodd.
Opening and Closing Ceremony Facilitator: CANZ President
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth took the role as President of CANZ in late September 2013. During
her term, she has worked with the National Executive to sustain the gains
made by CANZ in recent years and to strategically develop our Association as
New Zealand’s national celebrant body.
Elizabeth has been a practising celebrant and member of CANZ since 2008. A medical anthropologist,
she has spent much of her professional life working in international health policy development,
research and service delivery - largely in Africa and the Asia Pacific Region - alongside an academic
career. She is based in Auckland, where she happily combines work as a celebrant and as a
consultant.
Plenary Speaker Nicola Daly
Nicola Daly completed the Certificate of Celebrant Studies at AUT in 1999 and
has been facilitating ceremonies ever since. She also works at the University of
Waikato as an educational linguist in teacher education.
Topic People, Place and Process: Reflecting on Significant Ceremonies in
My Life. As celebrants we draw deeply on our own life experiences in order
to stand alongside and facilitate ceremonies for the significant life transitions of the people we
work with. Nicola counts it as a privilege and great pleasure to have been involved in marrying,
naming and farewelling many people over the past 15 years. In this talk she will take the
opportunity to share some reflections on her experiences of personal ceremonies relating to
hatching, matching and dispatching and the ways in which they have influenced her celebrant
practice. These personal experiences include her own marriage ceremony incorporating Sri
Lankan, British/ Buddhist and Christian traditions; the naming and funeral for her stillborn son at
a tranquil Japanese Garden; and the naming of her daughter on the back deck of her home.
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Plenary Speaker Cyril Schafer
Cyril Schafer is an anthropology lecturer at the University of Otago, Dunedin.
His research and teaching interests include anthropological studies of death
and dying, ritual and evil. He is currently completing projects exploring
attitudes to death, organ donation and engagements with death in
contemporary society.
Topic Emerging Funerary Trends - a Local and Global Perspective.
Personalised funerals have
emerged as a global post-mortem trend in recent decades. While substantive national and regional
variations in these mortuary practices exist, celebratory rituals are correlated with late-modern
processes of secularisation and individualisation. These funerals are integrally linked to the
biography and personality of the deceased and accentuate informality and mourner participation.
Frequently juxtaposed with traditional religious practices and the bureaucratic conventions of the
twentieth century, contemporary practices are described as creative productions that offer
mourners a more therapeutic bereavement experience. This shift to new ritualisations of death has
been associated with an emerging discourse of openness and transparency that underscores
personal choice, control and identity. This presentation elucidates some of these mortuary
transformations and assesses current funerary trends in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Plenary Speaker Jeff Montgomery (BDM+C)
Jeff Montgomery is the Registrar-General and General Manager of Births,
Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship. This newly merged business unit works
with all New Zealanders - and aspiring New Zealanders - to record key life
events in ways that enable access to the services they are entitled to as
citizens. Jeff's public service career has included delivering significant change for
landlords and tenants, leaky home owners, and treaty settlement claimants. He
also operates a tourist accommodation and cafe business with his partner.
Topic Update from BDM covering a range of topics including statistical trends and observations. All
delegates enrolled in this session will get the opportunity to submit questions prior to the session.
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Plenary Speakers on Panel Discussion
Topic Funerals for the Young
Chaired by Helen Rutledge
Helen Rutledge is an experienced and skilled workshop facilitator as well as an
active and committed celebrant. Her work is based on a strong academic and
practical background in speech-language therapy, special education and
ongoing celebrancy. Helen serves on the National Executive of CANZ.
Panel Member Winnie Duggan
Winnie Duggan is an Infertility Counsellor, Supervisor, Author and Celebrant.
Experience of fertility treatment over many years in her quest to become a parent,
along with her work as an infertility counsellor, made her aware of the value of
ceremony to acknowledge loss. Training as a celebrant and writing “Be Fertile with
your Infertility” has further developed her interest in funerals and celebrations of all stages of life.
Panel Member Margie McCallum
Margie has a breadth of experience both personal and professional around death and
dying which serves in her work as a funeral celebrant. She is passionate about the
role funeral celebrants can play in encouraging an open and accepting attitude to
death as part of life, alongside the importance of mourning loss. Her work includes
helping people to prepare for death and journey through it. She loves to write eulogies,
especially for so-called “difficult” people, and has published a CD and accompanying booklet of
poetry, When Death Comes Close.
Panel Member Parvati Erikson
Waiuku-based marriage celebrant, Parvati Erikson, was brought up in a Presbyterian
orphanage in India - the child of a British father and Indian mother. Her life changed
more than 50 years ago when she was brought to New Zealand. Later, educated,
married and with her own family, Parvati felt an emptiness - she ached to know her
mother. She began to research her roots and located her brother in India and aunts and
uncles in New Zealand, but she never found out how or where her mother died. Parvati took
pounamu given to her by her daughter and buried it in honour of her mother in a grove of trees.
While in Rajasthan, meditating on Mt Abu, Parvati started to think about her life back home in
Franklin and how to connect her Indian heritage to life in New Zealand.
“I had an epiphany. I wanted to return to New Zealand and search out how to become a celebrant.
The Indian part of me was so ceremonial. I realised this spiritual side of me had diminished during the
years. New Zealand is where I belong, India is my place of birth - I had finally found all of me."
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Panel Member Judith Dellebeke
Judith is a qualified nurse and midwife with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Nursing.
More recently in 2013, she graduated with an MBA from Massey University. She
has 20 years’ experience in health management managing a large maternity
service and a dementia hospital. Judith is married, lives in Moenui Bay on Queen
Charlotte Drive, Marlborough and has four adult children. She has been in the CEO position at
Hospice Marlborough since January 2013.
Panel Member Johanna Hendrickson
Jo is an experienced nurse with many years intensive care nursing experience. Jo
is now Clinical Nurse Specialist-Palliative Care for the Marlborough province. She
resides in Blenheim with her husband and two teenage daughters.
Panel Members Alan Walker & David Buckley of
Cloudy Bay Funerals
Alan Walker and David Buckley are two of the directors of Cloudy Bay
Funerals – the only locally owned and operated Funeral Home in
Marlborough. They are focused on family, both their own families and
those that they offer services to.
Workshop Presenters Band 1
Saturday Afternoon 1.30 - 2.45pm Workshop A
(Pinky’s workshop is a double session Master Class. If you choose this
workshop then you cannot book a workshop in band 2 on Saturday
afternoon)
Pinky Agnew, a playwright, social commentator, MC and speaker. However, to the very depth of
her soul, she is a celebrant. She became a celebrant in 1996 as a way of supporting her sometimes
erratic performing work. She fell in love with celebrancy – truly, madly and deeply.
Pretty soon, the positions were reversed, and now all her other work supports her celebrancy. Being
a celebrant has challenged her, enriched her, and made her grow up – professionally and personally.
Her love of celebrancy spurred her to publish two collections for ceremonies – Heartsongs and
Lifesongs (both Random House).
One of her challenges in her professional life is to keep growing, to keep reviewing how she works,
how to keep fresh, to accept new ways of working, and to be the best she can be. She’d love you to
come and share this challenge with her.
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Topic Master Class - Bringing Out the Best in Ourselves and Each Other
Join Pinky Agnew in a collaborative, interactive, fun, thought-provoking session. Aimed at more
experienced celebrants, this Master Class centres on how to evaluate our own ways of working, and
how to keep your celebrant practice fresh and responsive.
Saturday Afternoon 1.30 - 2.45pm Workshop B
Larry Timberlake first studied interpretive reading when at University and has
since used the skill as an actor, announcer, newsreader and celebrant. Larry is the
Editor of the CANZ Journal, “Panui”.
Topic Interpretive Reading: Giving Life to the Words
Interpretive reading has been defined as "the art of communicating a work … in its intellectual,
emotional, and aesthetic entirety." All actors, singers and storytellers are interpreters. Celebrants
become interpretive readers whenever they present a scripted ceremony. This workshop deals with
the skills needed to permit an audience to comprehend your words on first hearing. Participants are
welcome to bring along any problematic poems or readings for analysis.
Saturday Afternoon 1.30 - 2.45pm Workshop C
Belinda de Lautour started from scratch with a new business in a new
town in 2006. Belinda went on to be awarded Best New Business in 2009
and Most Outstanding Celebrant in 2014.
Topic Steps to Successful Celebrancy
The insights, pitfalls, resources and successes of the journey will be shared, with the aim of
encouraging and inspiring others who are setting up their celebrancy business or looking for
ideas to enhance their existing one.
Saturday Afternoon 1.30 - 2.45pm Workshop D
Mouli Greenlaw has an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He
lived-off-the grid for 15 years with a boat-only access lifestyle in the north of
Scotland. He started a small web development company to supplement his
income. He emigrated to NZ in 2001 with his wife Tika and 4 children. He
worked for 4 years as a marine engineer while he and Tika built up the web
development business. In 2005 their business “Bablescribe” provided full time work for both of
them. They have been building websites for businesses in Marlborough, New Zealand and
worldwide. Mouli loves a challenge and he is a great problem solver. For fun he runs half
marathons, plays a bit of bass guitar and potters around in their old trawler or their even older
villa.
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Topic The DOs and DON’Ts of Having a Website
Mouli’s workshop will cover setting up your own website. He will take you right through from the
initial conception, to domain registration, website hosting, website design and web marketing.
How to use social media and links to and from other websites. Bring your questions and share
challenges and successes in an interactive workshop.
Workshop Presenters Band 2
Saturday Afternoon 3.15 - 4.30pm Workshop E
Sheryl Mungall has been establishing herself as a celebrant for the past
20 years and has a wealth of experience to share. Sheryl has served on the
CANZ executive and is a foundation member and mentor. She has run
workshops at other CANZ conferences and education forums. She has a relaxed
and humorous teaching style and she remains committed to offering her clients
the highest level of excellence and customer service.
Topic Game…Set…Match! Learn Practical Ways to Establish a Winning Celebrant Service
Sheryl’s session is suitable for new celebrants and those who would like some fresh ideas for
their tool kit. You will learn how to set up a system as a base to work from, which will be useful
for years to come. You will learn ways to respond positively to all enquiries especially using
email. You will learn the techniques of interviewing, marketing and networking. Sheryl will also
discuss and explore same sex weddings.
Saturday Afternoon 3.15 - 4.30pm Workshop F
Jan Pryor is a marriage and funeral celebrant in the Wairarapa. Before she
retired she established and led the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families
and was for a time the Chief Commissioner at the Families Commission. Her
research in the last ten years has focused on stepfamilies, and she recently
published a book ‘Stepfamilies - A Global Perspective.’ She grew up in Blenheim.
Topic Stepfamilies are Here to Stay
One third of marriages in New Zealand involve at least one person who has been married before,
and many more marriages include people who have cohabited with a previous partner but not
married. Up to 40% of women spend some of their adult lives in stepfamily households, and the
number of stepfamily households is increasing steadily. The dynamics for stepfamilies are very
different from those of first families, and similarly the relationships that need to be considered in a
second or third marriage differ from those of a first marriage.
In this presentation I will discuss the issues facing couples who are blending their families, and
also those who come from stepfamilies themselves. I will address the challenges and
responsibilities I see for celebrants who are working with these situations.
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Saturday Afternoon 3.15 - 4.30pm Workshop G
Alison Blanchett has over 15 years’ experience in chartered accountancy
and has owned her own chartered accountancy business since 2000. Alison’s
main focus is to provide customer-focussed accountancy services that assist
the client to progress their business. She is committed to providing training to
business owners in either small groups or one-to-one training. With modern technology, Alison
can support you in your business wherever you reside.
Topic Smart Business Accounting for Celebrants
A well-run business is essential to all business owners. Alison will take you through expenses you
can claim as a business owner, the dreaded tax you may pay and look at accounting software
package Xero. Smart business made simple.
Saturday Afternoon 3.15 - 4.30pm Workshop H
Vicki Ellison is of Ngati Raukawa decent. She was born and educated in
Porirua, when learning te reo Māori in schools was a ‘non-event’. It was
becoming a parent and the start of Te Kohanga Reo movement that inspired
Vicky to begin her own language learning journey. Five kids and eight mokopuna
later she is still learning.
Topic Of Course You Can! – Making Friends with Te Reo Māori
This introduction to te reo Māori will be an opportunity to get more comfortable using one of
our official NZ languages. Vicky will ‘gently challenge’ you to learn, practice and explore ideas
for including more Māori language in your ceremonies.
Workshop Presenters Band 3
Sunday Morning 10.45 - 12.15 & then 1.15 - 2.45 Workshop I
(Kathrine’s workshop is a double session. If you choose this workshop
then you cannot book a workshop in band 4 on Sunday afternoon)
Kathrine Fraser scarcely needs introduction as she is known to many as our
Past President with a deep commitment to the advancement of celebrancy. Since completing her
role on the National Executive, she has joined the teaching staff of the Celebrant School, as well as
participating in several CANZ Working Parties. In 2013 she undertook a year-long project involving
the creation of a grass labyrinth to explore public participation in land art installation and
community ceremony.
Topic Fresh Words – Invoking Our Muses
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In Greek mythology, the Muses were the goddesses of inspiration. Celebrants are word
merchants but do you often wish you had more time to simply play with words and create pearls
that you could later use in your ceremonies? This workshop is the chance to put your good
creative writing intentions into practice and capture the significance of life’s milestones with a
bit of inspirational flair. Participants need to bring whatever tools they use to write and create –
pens, paper, crayons, laptops, iPads or tablets. We will explore creativity and ceremonially
invoke the Muses to assist us in generating some fresh words and ways. We might even create
together something worthy of publication! Suitable for celebrants of all stripes and experience.
Sunday Morning 10.45 - 12.15pm Workshop J
Karlynne Earp is a Celebrant, Registered Nurse, and Certified Supervisor. She
has been an active member of Celebrants Association of New Zealand (CANZ) since
2002. She calls South Auckland home and has worked in this community for the past
30 years. Until recently she was self-employed as a Funeral, Marriage and Civil Union
Celebrant, Supervisor, mentor and leadership coach. She completed level 2 training for Advance
Care Planning (ACP) in 2012 as part of her own professional development as a Celebrant. She has
recently returned to Counties Manukau District Health Board to manage the ACP project (part time)
and for the remainder of her time she continues her work as a Celebrant.
Topic End-of-Life Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning (or ACP) is the process of thinking about, talking about and planning for
future health care and end-of-life care. The value of ACP is in the conversations and the shared
understanding that is developed. It is a concept that was introduced internationally in the late
1980s, and has gained momentum in New Zealand in recent years. This has implications for
celebrants. We will start to see clients with ACP’s and within their ACP will be wishes for their Endof-Life and Funeral Ceremony; it is valuable to have an understanding of this process.
Sunday Morning 10.45 - 12.15pm Workshop K
Margie McCallum has a breadth of experience both personal and
professional around death and dying which serves in her work as a funeral
celebrant. She is passionate about the role funeral celebrants can play in
encouraging an open and accepting attitude to death as part of life, alongside the
importance of mourning loss. Her work includes helping people to prepare for
death and journey through it. She loves to write eulogies, especially for so-called
“difficult” people, and has published a CD and accompanying booklet of poetry, When
Death Comes Close.
Topic How Can We Best Make a Difference as Funeral Celebrants?
1. How we are with the deceased - How do we stand with/for the deceased, especially where there
are old hurts and anger in family members? How do we hold the balance between honesty and
compassion in the ceremony and especially in the life review?
2. How we are with the family of the deceased - What does it take to be present with the family, and
why does it matter? How can funerals be instruments of healing?
3. How we are with ourselves - Where are we in relation to our own death? What unfinished
business might we have around death or funerals? Why does this matter?
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Sunday Morning 10.45 - 12.15pm Workshop L
Professor Jacky Bowring has a long-standing interest in the design of
landscapes of memory, and she has had success in various design
competitions. Her team was one of six finalists from over 1100 entries in the
Pentagon Memorial design competition, and she won the competition for a
memorial garden at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland. This garden has now been
constructed, and includes a series of columbarium towers, and a labyrinth for contemplative
reflection. As a consultant to the Christchurch City Council, Jacky was part of the team developing
the recovery plan after the Christchurch earthquakes. She worked on the section on Remembering,
which led to work for CERA on the sensitive sites where many lives were lost. She also judged the
Earthquake Memorial competition. Jacky has published widely and spoken at a range of conferences
internationally on the topic of memory, most recently at the Royal Geographical Society in London,
as part of the Design and Caring group.
Topic Landscape, Trauma and Memory
Landscapes can be places of trauma, such as where natural disasters and accidents occur. They can
also be places where aspects of trauma are worked through by designing memorials, cemeteries
and gardens remembering those who have been lost. The design of memorials is one way in which
we can help support the processes of recovery and remembering, but these often take a very
structured approach including expectations of particular behaviour. There are also special
challenges for how we respond to the sites where lives were lost, such as road accidents, and deaths
from natural disasters. Christchurch's earthquake resulted in a number of such sites, with CTV and
PGC being of particular importance because of the numbers of lives lost. On sites such as these,
design responses can express empathy and care, as a way of honouring those who died, the wider
affected community, and even the landscape itself as it tries to recover. Jacky will explore all these
issues in her presentation and touch upon ways in which ceremony can interact with landscape.
Workshop Presenters Band 4
Sunday Afternoon 1.15 - 2.45pm Workshop M
Wendi Wicks is a Wellington-based celebrant with extensive disability sector
experience. She is passionate about inclusiveness in ceremonies.
Topic Inclusive Participation-Creating an Accessible Ceremony
Wendi will alert you to how to build accessibility into your ceremonies, so that everyone can
participate. She will explore access, inclusion and ethics in this session.
Sunday Afternoon 1.15 - 2.45pm Workshop N
Allison Kirkman is a celebrant and a sociologist from Wellington. She works at
Victoria University where she is Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies.
One of her areas of teaching and research is the sociology of dying and death. Her
interest in dying and death commenced when she was working in her first career as a
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nurse. She has been very fortunate to have continued this interest in her work as a sociologist and
now in her role as a celebrant.
Topic Ways of Scattering Ashes
Celebrants have a central role to play in the developing of ceremonies to mark the scattering of
ashes. This workshop will explore the history and current practices of the placement of ashes from
cremation. The legal requirements as well as societal expectations will also be outlined. Participants
will be encouraged to share their experiences of ceremonies associated with cremation and the
placement of ashes so that all attending will leave the workshop with new ideas of how to craft
meaningful ceremonies for these significant events.
Sunday Afternoon 1.15 - 2.45pm Workshop O
Helen Rutledge is an experienced and skilled workshop facilitator as well
as an active and committed celebrant. Her work is based on a strong academic
and practical background in speech-language therapy, special education and
ongoing celebrancy. Helen serves on the National Executive of CANZ.
Topic Creating a Ceremony for Blessing a Home after a Death
This workshop will have participants working collaboratively within small groups to create a
ceremony they can take away to use/adapt as they see fit. It will call on the collective creativity and
skills of the group.
As a funeral celebrant Helen is sometimes asked at very short notice to go to the home of the
deceased and bless his/her home. Creating a generic ceremony that can be adapted and used under
such circumstances led to the concept of this workshop. As she created her own ceremony she
reflected on the power of collective creativity. You are invited to come along to this workshop and
create something special together!
Sunday Afternoon 1.15 - 2.45pm Workshop P
David Buckley & Alan Walker of Cloudy Bay Funerals
David Buckley and Alan Walker are two of the directors of Cloudy Bay
Funerals – the only locally owned and operated Funeral Home in
Marlborough. They are focused on family, both their own families and
those they offer services to.
Topic Expectations of a Funeral Celebrant - The Good and the Not So Good from a Funeral
Director’s Angle.
Death is part and parcel of life. Yet its mystery – the fear of the unknown… the dread that surrounds
our own passing and that of a loved one, is such that most people do not want to think about it.
Consequently, when death does occur, many people are utterly unprepared for the important
decisions and arrangements that must be made. That is where you as a funeral celebrant can make a
difference.
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Section 13 Conference Registration
Option 1 On-line Registration
In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, registration for the 2015 conference is available
online. Each CANZ member will be emailed a link to click into to register for the conference.
The link will also be published in Panui and on the CANZ Website.
Please complete the Registration form, save and submit. This is our preferred method for
you to register and make payment for conference.
If you have any questions, please contact Rosemary Duncan and she will be able to guide
you through the process of completing the form with online registration.
ITsupport@celebrantsassociation.co.nz
Option 2 Manual Registration
If you are not confident registering online, you can print out the form, complete it and post it
back to Leonie Welch, Registrations Secretary (details below).
Payment Details for CANZ Conference
Please transfer/deposit the total due to BNZ Account No. 02 0673 0059269 02 with the
details listed below
Please include on your internet payment statement:
Particulars: First and Last Names
Reference: Conference
(If you don’t do internet banking you can lodge payment at any bank to our BNZ account)
Registrations Secretary:
Leonie Welch
Phone: 03 5786010
Email: leoniemwelch@xtra.co.nz
Postal address: 229 Weld St, Blenheim
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Closing Date for Early Bird Registrations
To enable you to be in the draw for the Early Bird Registration prize your
registration and payment must be received by our Registrations Secretary
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on or before the Friday 27 February 2015
Closing Date for Registrations
All other registration and payment must be received by our Registrations
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Secretary on or before the Thursday 16 April 2015
Late registrations may be accepted subject to availability; however a late fee registration
of $400.00 will apply.
Registration forms for the Conference and the CANZ Has Got Talent Show are also
available on the CANZ Website:
http://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/about/Conference2015/
On behalf of the CANZ National Executive and the 2015 TotS
Conference Committee we look forward to welcoming you to
Marlborough for our 2015 conference.
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