Simplicity Bereavement Services - Āniwaniwa Funerals

23/03/2026

He aitua, He aitua!
Kua hinga te tōtara i te wao nui a Tāne!

Latest UPDATE:

Owen Rutherford Lloyd

1951-2026

Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi, Te Whakatōhea, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Porou, Te Tairāwhiti whānui, Breconshire Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

• Wednesday - Mangatu Marae, arrive 9am, Pō tuku Aroha wear a tropical island shirt! 7pm

• Thursday - Omarumutu Marae, Ōpōtiki arrive approx 9am. Pō poro 7pm

• Friday - Nehu-Service 11am - we are grateful that he will be honoured by a military guard.

Please join us at Omarumutu marae afterwards for hākari kai hei whakanoa.

We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Father, Grandad, and friend. Beloved husband and partner. Loyal brother and uncle to all.

23/03/2026

16/03/2026

Simple, dignified and affordable.

At Simplicity Bereavement Services and Āniwaniwa Funerals, we offer a Direct Cremation package for $3,800 (GST inclusive) for families who prefer a straightforward cremation without a formal funeral service.

This option allows families the flexibility to hold a private memorial at a later time, in a way that feels most meaningful to them.

Our Direct Cremation package includes:

• Professional service fee, including arranging all necessary and legal documentation and receiving instructions
• Hearse transportation to our premises
• Cremation liner (standard size)
• Transportation to the crematorium for cremation
• Hastings Crematorium fee
• Doctors' cremation certificate fee
• Online funeral notice (optional)
• Registration of the death certificate

If you would like to learn more or speak with our team, please get in touch.

We are here to guide and support whãnau with care and compassion.

Hastings Office
06 878 3391

Napier Office
06 833 6205

simplicityhb@xtra.co.nz

13/03/2026

He Pānui Tangihanga:

It is with great shock and sadness that we share the passing of a very special man,

Richard Tereti Tauroa Bartlett

18th September 1958 - 10th March 2026

Loved partner of Leeanne
Cherished dad of Billy and Emma

Grandfather of his only moko Bodhi
Beloved son of Thomas Whakatomo and Marara Bartlett

A treasured brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to so many.

Richard will lay at Kahuranaki Marae, SH 2, Te Hauke until Sunday 15th March 2026, where a service will be held at 11:00am.

Hakari to follow — all are welcome.

For those who wish to koha online:
C Holt
Account: 03 1757 0070451 02

09/03/2026

He Pānui:

Margaret Rose Wong (aka Margie)

8 April 1952 - 7 March 2026
Aged nearly 74 years

He uri nō Omahu - Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāi Te Upokoiri, Ngāti Honomōkai.

Daughter of William Barry (Buck) Wong and Atareta Wong (nee Pineaha). Mum and Nan of Simon and mokos. Sister of Lotus (dec’d), Viki Jones, Lucy (dec’d), Marge Wong, Irene (dec’d) Phyl (Narn) Peni, Tony (dec’d), Buck (dec’d), Willie (dec’d) and Anna Muraahi. Pocket rocket Aunty of Julie, Vicki, Varni and Lisa.

She was exacting in everything she did and she was an unapologetic hygiene freak so in the last couple of days we have remembered her with a mixture of both tears and laughter as we've moved to execute her final arrangements just as she requested it. Even in her death her explicit instructions had us all cracking up because everything she asked of us was so her and so not us lol.

Today, following a private, simple service with her immediate family, and in keeping with her wishes, Margie was taken for cremation. Arrangements for her return to Omahu and burial at Omahu urupā following the cremation will be confirmed soon.

Aunty Margie - e tangi ana te ngākau i tō wehenga atu. Kua mū tō reo, kua wahangū tō kata. Hoake ki te iti kahurangi e tatari ana ki a koe. E kui, e moe, e okioki.

08/03/2026

He Pānui Tangihanga:

It's with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Benjamin Ngapare

Sunrise:26.09.65 - Sunset: 07.03.26

Loved partner of Carol White loved father of Jurralle.
Loved Grandfather, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin and friend to many.

Ben is currently at 605 Buller Street till 1pm then he will be taken to Runanga Marae Taihape Rd where he will remain till Wednesday.

Funeral service will be at 11am Saint Peter Chanel, on Gordon Rd, Raureka, Hastings followed by private cremation.

23/02/2026

He Pānui Tangihanga:

Kua hinga te tōtara ki te wao nui a Tāne.
Kua wehe atu ia i te pō.
Haere ki te kāinga i whakaritea e tō tātou Kaihanga mō tātou katoa.

Ko te whāiaipo o Peter, tō mātou māmā, tō mātou kuia, te poutoko manawa o tō mātou whānau.

I whānau mai: 16.08.1951
Kua mate: 23.02.2026
E whitu tekau mā whā ōna tau.

Mum has passed. No more pain, no more suffering. Return home mum where a place has been prepared for you. Your tūpuna, your parents, brothers and sisters await your arrival.
Loved and devoted wife of Peter Hanara for 52 years.
Cherished mother and mother in law to Liz and Shane; John and Aquila; Dimi and Jess; PJ and Jordan; Mark, Hamish and Chrystal; Aromahana and Jade.
Treasured grandmother to all her mokopuna and moko tuarua.
Mum will lie at home at 86 Kirkwood Road. Whānau respectfully ask that today and Tuesday be kept private as we grieve together as an immediate whānau unit.

On Wednesday our whānau invite all extended whānau and friends to Kahuranki Marae to pay your respects to mum. Her tangihanga will be Thursday 26th February, with service starting at 11am. Following this, the immediate whānau will accompany mum to the Hastings Crematorium for a private cremation.

In lieu of flowers, koha may be made to the family account:ANZ
A A T Hanara
01-1120-0104618-30

Mihi nui, mihi aroha to the Hospital Staff, rest home staff and most of all our sister who cared for mum over the last 9 months. Ngaputa e mihi ana ki a koe for your mahi today restoring mums dignity and mana.

Aroha mutunga kore mum

Te Whānau Hanara

14/02/2026

He Pānui Tangihanga:

Alan Robert Liddle “Chunk”

09 June 1943 - 13 February 2026

Chunk Liddles Funeral Details:

Tuesday 17th Feb, 11.30am
In the corral at Pelion Heights Stables
White Rd, Otane