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Christchurch Water Crematorium is NOW open
Water Cremation Aotearoa is pleased to announce New Zealand’s first water crematorium, Christchurch Water Crematorium, opened in Christchurch on June 6, 2025. It is situated within Bell, Lamb and Trotter funeral home at 418 St Asaph St, Christchurch.
Our mission is to provide a form of cremation that is gentler on both the people in our care and the plant.
After partnering with family-owned Bell, Lamb & Trotter in 2024, Water Cremation Aotearoa’s Deborah Richards and Andrew Bell continued to work hard to ensure this choice would be available to Cantabrians in 2025 – and now it is..
Deborah comes from a healthcare background. She is a registered nurse and midwife with almost 30 years in the health sector across Ōtautahi Christchurch and other parts of Aotearoa.
Andrew is a funeral director and has more than 20 years’ experience in funeral homes, serving the people of Christchurch.
Available now for the first time in New Zealand, the process itself produces zero carbon emissions and is an environmentally friendly choice. Find out more here about water cremation.
Water cremation or Resomation, is currently permitted in parts of Canada, more than half of the United States, South Africa, Ireland and Scotland.
For all enquiries please contact Deborah Richards debbie@watercremation.co.nz
ph 0297774224
Andrew Bell and Deborah Richards with their “gold standard resomator"