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WATER CREMATION AOTEAROA is pleased to announce the imminent opening.
Water Cremation Aotearoa is pleased to announce the imminent opening of New Zealand’s first water crematorium at Bell, Lamb & Trotter in 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 it will be.
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 soon 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 and Ireland.
For media enquiries, please contact Ali Jones (RedPR) on 0272473112 or ali@redpr.co.nz
All other enquiries to Deborah Richards debbie@watercremation.co.nz
Andrew Bell and Deborah Richards with their “gold standard resomator"