Local events for Dying Matters Week
Dying Matters Week is 1–7 September this year and is all about supporting people to start conversations, learn from experts, and feel empowered to put end-of-life planning in place to bring peace of mind to themselves and their loved ones.
The week, organised by Go With Grace, provides information, services, resources and stories to support anyone facing their own passing or the death of a loved one. There are free events happening at Pātaka Art + Museum, our libraries and Tireti Hall in Titahi Bay, as well as a crematorium open day at Whenua Tapu Cemetery.
Here are all the events happening in Porirua as part of Dying Matters Week:
- Monday 1 September:
- Dad, you’ve got dementia, 1.30-2.30pm at Porirua Library
- Tuesday 2 September:
- Restorative yoga for carers, 11.30am-12.30pm at Tireti Hall, Titahi Bay
- Drop-in session with end-of-life doula Melanie Humphries-Connolly, 1-2.30pm at Whitby Library
- Wednesday 3 September:
- Childhood parental bereavement session, 11am-12pm at Porirua Library
- Advance care planning workshop, 2-4pm at Titahi Bay Library
- Thursday 4 September:
- Storytelling session (English), 10-10.45am at Pātaka
- Storytelling session (te Reo Māori), 11.30am-12.15pm at Pātaka
- The Whakaahuru Gentle Singers, 1-1.30pm at Pātaka
- Capturing life stories and memories with Nicola Kane, 1.45-2.30pm at Pātaka
- Wills and legal matters with Gault Mitchell Law, from 3pm at Pātaka
- Meditation and singing bowls, from 4pm at Pātaka
- The Last Journey film screening (paid event – proceeds to Mary Potter Hospice), from 6.15pm at Pāuatahanui Lighthouse Cinema
- Saturday 6 September
- Whenua Tapu Crematorium open day, from 1pm at Whenua Tapu
- Sunday 7 September
- Porirua Death Café with Melanie Humphries-Connolly, 1.30-3pm at Porirua Library
For more information about the above events and to register, visit the Go With Grace website here.
26 Aug 2025
