Guidance

What to do after a British person dies in New Zealand

This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in New Zealand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

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The bereavement pack includes information about:

  • what to do when someone dies in the New Zealand
  • burial and cremation
  • returning a body to the UK (repatriation)

Read the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s general guide for bereaved families.

Updates to this page

Published 20 April 2018
Last updated 29 April 2024 show all updates
  1. Routine review. Updated the page in full.

  2. Annual review: updated guide in full.

  3. First published.

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