Your Funeral Price Guide
Planning a meaningful farewell should be clear, transparent, and tailored to your family's needs. At Harvey Bowler Funeral Services, we offer flexible options ranging from simple direct cremations to comprehensive, traditional services to help you honour your loved one in the way that feels right.
Our team have put together four examples below of farewells that people request often. For a free personalised estimate, please contact our team on 06 3682954 or support@harveybowler.co.nz
Guiding You Through Every Option with Complete Transparency
Affordable Care - Unattended Cremation
A simple, respectful, and direct option for families who prefer not to have a formal service, viewing, or public gathering. It focuses purely on essential professional care and legal requirements, ensuring your loved one is looked after with dignity while keeping arrangements straightforward and cost-effective.
A Small Gathering
Designed for families who want a private, intimate farewell without the formality of a public service or newspaper announcement. It provides a quiet, dignified opportunity for up to roughly 20 guests to come together, view their loved one, share memories, and say goodbye in a personal setting
A Quiet Goodbye
For families who prefer a relaxed, informal gathering focused on conversation, connection, and sharing cherished memories without the structure of a traditional formal service. It allows family and friends to pay their respects in a comfortable, meaningful setting, whether that is in our chapel and reception lounge, outdoors in a garden, at a local club, or in the comfort of your own home
A Life Well Remembered
Our most comprehensive option, created for families who wish to bring together extended family, friends, and the wider community for a full traditional farewell. It provides everything needed to celebrate a rich life, gather over shared memories, and honour your loved one with a full service in our chapel followed by light refreshments in our reception lounge.
A Life Well Remembered
Our most comprehensive option, created for families who wish to bring together extended family, friends, and the wider community for a full traditional farewell. It provides everything needed to celebrate a rich life, gather over shared memories, and honour your loved one with a full service in our chapel followed by light refreshments in our reception lounge.
Examples:
Cremation - $11,800 (plus doctors fees if any)
Burial - $14,500 (based on Horowhenua plot and interment fees)
For up to date cemetery costs please visit your local councils website
This is a full funeral service to gather and engage with people over the wonderful memories of your beloved one. It is based on a service for 120 people attending at our chapel and having refreshments in our reception lounge. It allows for family viewing of the deceased the day before the service.
Including:
- Our professional service fee includes transfer of the deceased, facilitating all doctors and legal paperwork and care of the deceased until the cremation or burial takes place.
- Moderate Casket ($2000) - Casket range is $1450 to $7200
- Cremation Fee
- Photoshow
- Service Sheets – 120
- Catering – 120 people
- Livestreaming of Service (Levin Chapel)
- Celebrants Fee
- Supplying a NZ death certificate
- Medical Referees Fee
- Casket Spray
- Memorial Book
- Newspaper Notice
- Hearse Hire (burial only)
A Quiet Goodbye
For families who prefer a relaxed, informal gathering focused on conversation, connection, and sharing cherished memories without the structure of a traditional formal service. It allows family and friends to pay their respects in a comfortable, meaningful setting, whether that is in our chapel and reception lounge, outdoors in a garden, at a local club, or in the comfort of your own home
Example - $7,500 (plus doctors fees if any, and any additional venue charges)
An invited, informal gathering centered around conversation, personal tributes, and engagement. Loved ones can write messages on the casket, view photo books, display personal treasures, and listen to favourite music.
Included based on 50 people:
- Our professional service fee includes local transfer of the deceased, facilitating all doctors and legal paperwork
- Care of the deceased for viewing
- Cremation Fee
- Medical Referee Fee
- Economy Casket
- Flowers – full casket spray
- Catering – 50 people
- NZ death certificate
- Local newspaper notice
A Small Gathering
Designed for families who want a private, intimate farewell without the formality of a public service or newspaper announcement. It provides a quiet, dignified opportunity for up to roughly 20 guests to come together, view their loved one, share memories, and say goodbye in a personal setting
Example - $6,100.00 (plus doctors fees if any)
A quiet, non-advertised gathering for close family and friends to share memories, hold a private viewing, or hold a simple casket-closing moment.
Included is:
- Our professional service fee includes a local transfer fee, facilitating doctors and legal paperwork .
- Care of the deceased for viewing and dressing
- Economy casket complete with handles and nameplate.
- Cremation Fee
- Medial Referees Charge
- Providing a NZ death certificate
- Use of our chapel for up to 1 hour
- Local small newspaper notice
- Music Played at request
Affordable Care - UnattendedCremation
A simple, respectful, and direct option for families who prefer not to have a formal service, viewing, or public gathering. It focuses purely on essential professional care and legal requirements, ensuring your loved one is looked after with dignity while keeping arrangements straightforward and cost-effective.
Example - $3850.00 (plus doctors fees if any)
The cremation will take place as soon as the doctors paperwork is complete and the medical referee has signed.
Our Services:
- Our professional service fee includes local transfer of the deceased, facilitating all doctors and legal paperwork and care of the deceased until the cremation takes place.
- Plain MDF liner casket with no handles (upgrades available at cost)
- Cremation fee
- Medical Referee Charge
- Providing a NZ death certificate
- Takes place between 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday