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Born from its debut at the Celebrants Aotearoa Conference in Ōtepoti, Dunedin 2023, this workshop has been re-recorded as a video resource. It intertwines rich background information including where the name Matariki originates from and what Te Waka o Rangi does each night, with engaging activities...

Ngā kai a Matariki, nāna i ao ake ki runga – The food supplies of Matariki, scooped up. The Matariki cluster holds a profound connection to food. Traditionally, its rising signified a time to interpret and predict the abundance of the New Year. Inspired by this proverb, we will craft a virtual f...

Our beloved celebrant colleague, author, and performing artist, Pinky Agnew, compiled this beautiful anthology based at the convergence of her lifelong love of poetry and her work with grieving families. She launched it on International Women's Day in 2022 in a ceremony facilitated by Winnie Du...

This wonderful resource, co-authored by Celebrant School lecturer, Winnie Duggan, demonstrates how ceremony and ritual can aid one of life’s most heart-breaking challenges. This book aims to help anyone facing infertility, in all its stages and forms, to access options for ceremony and ritual and ...

Sasha’s Legacy – A Guide to Funerals for Babies was written by celebrant Nicola Daly, whose son, Sasha Felix, was stillborn in 1998. Drawing from her personal experience, Nicola shares the stories of seven babies' funerals and offers compassionate guidance on planning and creating meaningfu...

Marriage Celebrant Essentials is an online, short course providing all the essentials for starting out on the right foot as a marriage celebrant.

How to become a celebrant - this celebrant training course is the most comprehensive foundation for practice as a professional celebrant in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Want to be a marriage celebrant? an online, short course providing all the essentials for starting out on the right foot as a marriage celebrant. Celebrant training at its best.

an online, short course providing all the essentials for starting out on the right foot as a marriage celebrant.

The ultimate combo of online and face-to-face training as a funeral celebrant in New Zealand. Learn to competently and confidently design and lead funeral ceremonies as well as do site visits and build your collegial network

This Celebrant training course delves deeply into the rich variety of personalised marriage ceremonies conducted by marriage celebrants in Aotearoa-New Zealand

Join us as we explore the essence of Matariki in this workshop, where you'll create meaningful rituals that honour the past using wisdom bestowed upon you by a past ancestor, celebrate yourself and the present using nature as your inspiration, and embrace the future. Guided by the wisdom of a w...

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Develop your celebrant writing skills to create ceremonies that inspire, nourish and connect people

Diploma in Celebrant Studies Accreditation course

This Zui, led by celebrant, Karen Tangaere, was recorded during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, 2023. It encourages celebrants to explore the focus and function of whakataukī (Māori proverbs), so that they are more knowledgeable and confident to use them in their ceremonies. Before watching the recording...

Our Professional Practice Course is a great pratical celebrant business course for new or experienced celebrants. Virtually attended via

This training workshop is for celebrants wanting to confidently approach and deliver difficult funerals including those for suicide, baby loss, traumatic death and disasters.

Nourish your soul and connect with the sacred rhythms of nature. We warmly invite you to join us to experience this Autumn Equinox ritual led by Juliet Batten.

This training workshop is for celebrants wanting to confidently approach and deliver difficult funerals including those for suicide, baby loss, traumatic death and disasters.

Develop your skills as a celebrant to deal with thorny conversations and produce positive outcomes

At the Spring Equinox, the Earth’s axis straightens thus creating equal hours of both light and dark. This pivot point, signaling increased warmth and growth, invites inspiration and new possibilities. We warmly invite you to join us to experience this Spring Equinox ritual led by Juliet Batten.

This course delves deeply into the rich variety of personalised marriage ceremonies available in Aotearoa-New Zealand

Funerals have been perhaps the most disrupted ceremony during the Covid pandemic. Celebrants have responded in creative ways to assist families in finding respectful, loving and appropriate ways to mark the passing of a loved one. This workshop, facilitated by Winnie Duggan, brought celebrants toget...