Lamb and Hayward

Lamb and Hayward Proudly Canterbury owned since 1923 and the first funeral home to achieve a Consumer NZ Trusted accreditation. Full catering services are available on site.

The now iconic Westpark Chapel at 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside was opened in 1971 and extensively refurbished in 2009. The large chapel seats 220 comfortably, and can accommodate another 300 standing or viewing the service on the lounge screens. A glass wall at the eastern end looks out to a tranquil garden providing a calming environment to contemplate during the service. The chapel is lined in rimu timber and has midnight blue carpet, Lamb & Hayward's trademark colour. Watercolour paintings of local and South Island scenes by Christchurch artist Kelvin McMillan are a special feature of Westpark. The adjacent William Lounge, named after our three original founders, provides a perfect venue for refreshments after the funeral service. Following a recent upgrade of its state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, Westpark now has a large retractable screen to show the DVD tributes that feature at many services today. The car parking area has a capacity for over 100 cars. The trees and lawns, together with the lake, its fountain and visiting ducks, create a truly unique setting.

๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš˜  ๐˜ผ ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš˜We were honoured to host Vintage Car Club member John Turleyโ€™s celebration of life a...
26/02/2026

๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš˜ ๐˜ผ ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš˜

We were honoured to host Vintage Car Club member John Turleyโ€™s celebration of life at our Waimana venue this week. It was a beautiful day, with plenty of parking and a peaceful setting for loved ones to gather. His cherished car took pride of place throughout his farewell, shining through our large windows โ€” a fitting tribute to a life well lived.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ข๐˜๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒฟJust a friendly reminder that Lamb & Hayward will no longer be holding the traditi...
20/02/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ข๐˜๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒฟ

Just a friendly reminder that Lamb & Hayward will no longer be holding the traditional February Memorial Service at ลŒtukaikino โ€œThe Living Memorial.โ€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

This refreshed format will include a tree dedication, with optional planting activities and guided tours of the beautiful 13โ€‘hectare native wetlandโ€”created in partnership with the Department of Conservation in 1992. The Living Memorial remains a peaceful place of remembrance, with the Angel Rock continuing as the resting place for Angels from our Christmas to Remember services.

๐ŸŽป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐ŸŽบThe 2026 CSO Season begins on Saturday with the first Lamb & Hayward Masterworks concert: Faur...
20/02/2026

๐ŸŽป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐ŸŽบ

The 2026 CSO Season begins on Saturday with the first Lamb & Hayward Masterworks concert: Faurรฉ, Farr, Schumann. As a proud partner of the CSO, weโ€™re delighted to begin a year where music flows through our days, lifts our spirits, and brings us together through the power of shared sound.

๐ŸŒฟ ลŒtukaikino Memorial Service Changes ๐ŸŒฟ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž...
11/02/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ลŒtukaikino Memorial Service Changes ๐ŸŒฟ

๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™ช๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™Š๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ ๐™–๐™ž๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ค โ€œ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™กโ€. ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™™, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™’๐™š๐™š๐™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.

This new format will include a tree dedication, followed by optional planting activities and guided tours of the site.

Created in 1992 with the Department of Conservation, The Living Memorial is a 13 hectare native wetland where a tree is planted for every funeral service conducted by Lamb & Hayward. It remains a peaceful space of remembrance for families, with the Angel Rock continuing as the resting place for Angels from our Christmas to Remember services.

๐Ÿš— ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿš—Last week, our Westpark venue hosted a heartfelt farewell for entrepreneur Oliver โ€œOliโ€ Newb...
05/02/2026

๐Ÿš— ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿš—

Last week, our Westpark venue hosted a heartfelt farewell for entrepreneur Oliver โ€œOliโ€ Newbegin. Classic cars lined the driveway in a fitting tribute to his legacy as a co founder of the Porsche Club of NZ.

We are really looking forward to the CSO opening concert in three weeks.      https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18G55KkPH...
31/01/2026

We are really looking forward to the CSO opening concert in three weeks.



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Schumann wrote his Symphony No. 1 during one of the happiest periods of his life, newly married, wildly in love, and full of creative confidence.

โ€œThe symphony has given me so many hours of bliss,โ€ he wrote in his diary, and that sense of joy runs through the music, from the opening fanfare to the exuberant finale.

Looking for a moment of escapism and a feeling of hope? This is the one for you.

Join us at Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday 21 February for a performance of Schumannโ€™s Symphony No. 1, alongside Faurรฉโ€™s Pavane and Gareth Farrโ€™s Triple Concerto (ft. NZTrio).

Book tickets here: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/cso-lamb-farr-schumann/christchurch

21/01/2026

Great to see Canterbury Golf receiving wellโ€‘deserved national recognition for their outstanding work in developing golf across our region. Their commitment to programmes like Futures continues to grow the game for young people and families.

Weโ€™re proud to have supported these initiatives for many years as Principal Partner of Canterbury Golf, and itโ€™s fantastic to see the impact being acknowledged. Congratulations to the team โ€” well earned!



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๐Ÿ’› ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐กAt Lamb & Hayward, weโ€™re here to help families honour their loved ones in ways that ...
20/01/2026

๐Ÿ’› ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก

At Lamb & Hayward, weโ€™re here to help families honour their loved ones in ways that feel truly meaningful.

At a recent funeral, we included Grandmaโ€™s treasured scone recipe. We played a heartwarming video of her showing how to make them, printed the recipe on the service sheet and served fresh scones afterwards.

A simple touch, but one that brought comfort, smiles, and shared memories to everyone there. Weโ€™re here to help you create moments that reflect the life, love, and story of someone special. ๐Ÿ’›

โœ… ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐™ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ โœ… Weโ€™re proud to be a Canterbury-owned business thatโ€™s been part of this community for over 100 ye...
15/01/2026

โœ… ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐™ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ โœ…

Weโ€™re proud to be a Canterbury-owned business thatโ€™s been part of this community for over 100 years. Our roots are built on trust and reliability, and thatโ€™s something weโ€™ll never compromise.

Our goal is simple: to keep leading the way in our profession so your family gets the very best care, with clear pricing and strong consumer protection every step of the way.

Thatโ€™s why weโ€™ve earned the Consumer Trusted tick from Consumer NZโ€”a mark that means weโ€™ve met strict standards and are regularly checked to make sure we keep doing right by you.

Funeral home in Christchurch for over 100 years. Quality, value and innovation have been the hallmarks of all funerals by our Funeral Directors.

โญ Happy New Year from all of us at Lamb & Hayward โญWe hope the year ahead brings peace, comfort and love to you all.
31/12/2025

โญ Happy New Year from all of us at Lamb & Hayward โญ

We hope the year ahead brings peace, comfort and love to you all.

23/12/2025

๐ŸŒ… A Peaceful Farewell at Pony Point Reserve ๐ŸŒ…We were recently involved in an informal farewell at Pony Point Reserve, Ca...
20/12/2025

๐ŸŒ… A Peaceful Farewell at Pony Point Reserve ๐ŸŒ…

We were recently involved in an informal farewell at Pony Point Reserve, Cass Bay. This stunning spot overlooking Lyttelton Harbour provided a peaceful and meaningful setting for family and friends to gather and celebrate a life well lived.

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