Go With Grace

04/08/2025

We’re grateful to have The Better Tea Company supporting Dying Matters Week Aotearoa this year.

To celebrate the week, Better Tea has provided a gift for one lucky attendee in each of the 26 towns and cities taking part in Dying Matters Week.

Everyone who RSVPs to any Dying Matters Week event will go in the draw to win their H**p Relief loose-leaf tea and a beautifully designed Teapop tea infuser.

Winners will be drawn on Monday, 8 September.

Find events in your region 👉
https://gowithgrace.nz/dyingmatters/

01/08/2025

We're so excited about the Tangihanga Theatre Performance coming back to Whangārei as part of Dying Matters Week 2025 Northland.

🥳 OUR 2ND STOP ON OUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOUR OF TANGIHANGA

WHANGĀREI You guys were loud, you were proud, and honestly you were one of the best audiences we’ve had, if not the best. We completely sold out our last show and you brought the energy from start to finish.

We were also incredibly grateful to perform as part of the Whangārei Fringe Festival where I received the Best Performer Award, and Tangihanga was nominated for the Fringe Feels Award.

This show means everything to me. I wrote it. I perform over 30 different characters. But I don’t do this alone. Behind me is an incredible team of creatives, technicians, producers, and kaupapa-driven people who help bring Tangihanga to life. I’m so proud of the passionate crew walking alongside me on this journey.

Tangihanga is a powerful one woman show that follows Jess, a loving daughter whose father Karanipa has passed. As the whānau gathers at the marae, the tangi unfolds with laughter, tension, secrets, and raw honesty. It’s a heartfelt, funny, and deeply Māori story about grief, identity, and the beauty and chaos of whānau.

This season we’re proud to be part of Dying Matters Whangārei, with the support of Go With Grace opening up important conversations about grief, tikanga, and how we farewell those we love.

📍 Whangārei ONEONESIX
🗓 Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th September
🎟 Grab your tickets here:
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/tangihanga/whangarei/tickets

Let’s keep that whare packed and bring all the aroha and energy once again.

https://facebook.com/events/s/tangihanga/1434791017562097/

01/08/2025

Your chance to see New Zealand's first water cremator and tour the facilities.

You are warmly invited to our Open Day! Saturday August 23rd 1-4pm.

25/07/2025

Remembering Your Loved One
Death is a very personal experience. One way in which people choose to process their grief is through writing and art. We’re inviting people in the community to remember their loved ones by writing a poem or short story or creating a piece of art.

Share Your Poetry, Art & Stories as part of 2025 Dying Matters Week Aotearoa. Submit your poem, story or art by Friday August 22nd, 2025 at
gowithgrace.nz/dyingmatters/remembering

17/07/2025

Want to know more about Do Not Attempt CPR (DNACPR) Orders?

“Do Not Attempt CPR” (DNACPR) orders can be part of Advance Care Planning, and they specify that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be attempted if a person’s heart and breathing stop. These orders are made when CPR is deemed inappropriate or against the wishes of the individual.

As retired UK palliative care physician Kathryn Mannix explains, “cardiac arrest” was originally reserved for unexpected events in relatively healthy individuals in the community. She says we need to separate this from the more progressive phenomenon that is better described as “natural dying”.

Listen to the ‘Semantics of CPR’ podcast episode…

What happens when a heart stops. When there’s a thin line between life and death. Decisions need to be made in the blink of an eye.

This is what specialist physicians and healthcare workers are trained to do. But when it comes down to it, the decisions they are required to make within split seconds are never cut and dry.

In this episode of Pomegranate Health, The Semantics of CPR, talks to four experts in the field about their experiences of cardiac arrest; what does the research say and what happens in real-time; and ultimately, what are the outcomes for patients.

This is compelling and critical listening for all medical professionals.

Dr Kathryn Mannix

▶️LISTEN HERE NOW 👉https://ow.ly/alvC50Wo7X1 or search for it in any pod browser.

Did you know that listening to this podcast and reading the supporting resources as a RACP CPD Member can earn you CPD hours?

11/02/2025

This article just out from RNZ talks about funding for palliative care in New Zealand.

The government has proposed axing the only two jobs working on a national strategy for palliative care.