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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...

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...

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...

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...

Marian was a long-time campaigner for the right of non-religious people to have secular funerals. This book was first published in 1991, and demand was so high when it went out-of-print, that she made it available for copying and distribution by The Celebrant School. This extremely thorough resource...

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