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DEATH MATTERS

for Big Life Changes 

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND

UPDATE 2025 —Year of the Ssssnake

 

A huge and heartfelt THANKYOU to all who have been involved in the three Death Matters conferences; the presenters with their awesome depth of knowledge and willingness to share it with us, the workshop facilitators for getting us hands on and making the concepts useable, the volunteers who anchored the energy and made the events flow smoothly, and of course the attendees with their courage and curiosity for more openness, advocacy and empowerment on all matters death-related.

These conferences helped us:

  • Make conversations about death normal for everyone

  • Connect those of us working in death-related fields

  • Encourage curiosity and provoke new thinking

  • Dive deep into old taboos e.g. suicide, euthanasia, life after death

  • Get inspired, share resources, and become more creative

 

That said, I feel the conferences have served their purpose for now, and it’s time for something new. Building on their momentum, I am designing tools for education and engagement that reach more deeply into the community. I want to help people move beyond fear and limitation and savour the preciousness of life. These will be in the form of workshops, speaker events and training opportunities and will run throughout the year.

 

—FOUNDER, MELANIE MAYELL

The Venue

Tūranga

Central Library

1st Floor - TSB Place

60 Cathedral Square

Christchurch

Tūranga opened its doors on Friday 12 October, 2018. Designed to foster life-long learning and is the place for information, inspiration and entertainment. At nearly 10,000 square metres, it is the largest public library in the South Island.

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DEATH MATTERS 2022

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Another wonderful conference with very inspiring speakers. I loved every part of it, learned a lot and made some wonderful connections. Well done. truly amazing 

—2020 CONFERENCE FEEDBACK

Who is it for

Our intention is to create connection, stimulate conversation, provoke new thinking and loosen up about the subject of death.

 

Although there are health professionals, counsellors, funeral directors and celebrants at the conference, the conference is designed to engage the general community, 

The presentations and workshops are chosen for their interest and relevance to all of us and are generally different from conference to conference.

What

When

Where

DEATH MATTERS Conference

— A Day of Exploration & Discovery

more info

The Conference is currently on hiatus

Tūranga, Christchurch Central Library

1st Floor - TSB Place

60 Cathedral Square

Christchurch

New Zealand

Contact Us

To learn more, don’t hesitate to get in touch

Thankyou for connecting!

© 2020 DEATH MATTERS

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