Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of their business and into this little-explored but vital service, where our culture's last taboo is being addressed with dignity and aroha.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (6 Episodes) ▼
E1: Tears of the people, like rain from the heavens▶ PLAY
E2: Although it is small, it is precious▶ PLAY
E3: People pass away, but the land remains forever▶ PLAY
E4: My young tōtara has been broken▶ PLAY
E5: Farewell oh son, the morning tide is yours, the evening tide is mine▶ PLAY
E6: Be it small, it is an act of generosity▶ PLAY
Season 2 (8 Episodes) ▼
E1: Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea▶ PLAY
E2: My prized albatross plume is drenched by the mists of sorrow▶ PLAY
E3: The tip of the moon has broken away▶ PLAY
E4: My love for you will never wane▶ PLAY
E5: A child's love for their father is beyond compare▶ PLAY
E6: A great mountain can be ascended, but not a great man▶ PLAY
E7: What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people▶ PLAY
E8: As one frond dies, another frond rises to take its place▶ PLAY
Season 3 (8 Episodes) ▼
E1: Courage has many resting places▶ PLAY
E2: Words can't express how much I love you▶ PLAY
E3: Farewell to you, I shall return home▶ PLAY
E4: A white heron of a single flight▶ PLAY
E5: A person of great endurance▶ PLAY
E6: Every star has its own luminance▶ PLAY
E7: People are precious▶ PLAY
E8: Man is not like the weathered branch of the tītoki, he lives on through his descendents▶ PLAY
Season 4 (8 Episodes) ▼
E1: The sun shines as I shed a tear▶ PLAY
E2: Sleep the never ending sleep▶ PLAY
E3: This is the day that tears are shed▶ PLAY
E4: A constant love, a never ending love▶ PLAY
E5: A human bond can never be severed▶ PLAY
E6: Love surrounds us▶ PLAY
E7: In life, in death, your family is everything▶ PLAY
E8: Like the mighty Maire in the forest▶ PLAY
Season 5 (8 Episodes) ▼
E1: The sun shines as I shed a tear▶ PLAY
E2: Connections between people cannot be severed whereas those of a canoe-rope can▶ PLAY
E3: Gloom and sorrow prevail, day and night▶ PLAY
E4: Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us▶ PLAY
E5: Love received demands love returned▶ PLAY
E6: The cycle is complete▶ PLAY
E7: When the fern frond dies, another rises in its place▶ PLAY
E8: When a shoal of maomao passes seaward of Nukutaurua, they will never return▶ PLAY
Season 6 (8 Episodes) ▼
E1: If a reed stands by itself it may break, but if in a group, it will be unbreakable▶ PLAY
E2: You shall be mourned by those you leave behind▶ PLAY
E3: A full cycle is completed▶ PLAY
E4: Let us stay close together, not far apart▶ PLAY
E5: When the fern frond dies, another grows to take its place▶ PLAY
E6: Let us mourn their passing, for it is permanent. Not like that of the moon, set to rise again▶ PLAY
E7: Connections between people cannot be severed, whereas those of a canoe-rope can▶ PLAY
E8: Hold fast to your beliefs, look toward the horizons of the sea▶ PLAY
