Death and Dying in New Zealand

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Death And Dying In New Zealand

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Can you help us to produce our next book, Death and Dying in New Zealand?  

Death will touch us all. Yet we don’t talk about it very much.

 

Currently, and for the most part, a small group of people manage death for us behind closed doors. In today’s world we are less familiar with death; our collective knowledge has diminished. What happens when someone dies? What are the legalities and options? How can we live well until the end?

 

In an effort to encourage discussion about something that affects us as individuals and as a society, Freerange Press has brought together a variety of contributors to share their knowledge and experiences of current practices, the options available, and ways to prepare, plan and foster conversation.

 

From tangihanga and bicultural grieving to DIY funerals, new technologies and funeral poverty, this book aims to open up honest discussions, explore what a good death might mean in today’s world and help people to become better informed and consider their choices. We want to get better at thinking, talking and being around death - this makes us better prepared and more resilient.

 

How we approach death reveals much about how we live and our society. It reflects contemporary challenges – social, economic and environmental. With an increasingly diverse and aging population, advances in technology and medical care, social stratification, economic and environmental challenges, it is important to consider if our needs are being met, and how we deal with death and plan for it as individuals and as a society.

 

Death and Dying in New Zealand brings together people involved in the death process, academics and writers to share their thoughts and experiences.  Contributors include Steve Braunias (writer), Christchurch Coroner Marcus Elliott, Dr Ruth McManus (death studies expert), Kay Paku (funeral director) and many more.

 

This is the inaugural edition of our new Radical Futures series – focused discussions about future challenges facing us.

We are asking you to order this book to help us get it over the line – and to support our new series Radical Futures. There are also options to combine this pre-order with a copy of a classic publication or to become a Radical Futures founder.

Freerange Press is the small, independent and cooperative press that published Kai and culture: Food stories from Aotearoa, Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa NZ and Once in a Lifetime: City-making after Disaster in Christchurch. Death and Dying in New Zealand will be published in October.

Why pledge for this book?

We are a small and independent press, we work collaboratively and often operate on the goodwill of many. Our size and independence means that we can make books about how global issues play out in New Zealand in a unique way. But, like most independent publishers, we have difficulty with our cash flow.

We are asking you to support this project by ordering the book - not only do you receive a pertinent book, you are also helping us to ensure it gets made and are investing in our new series, Radical Futures.

 

The budget

We are off to a great start with the support of Creative New Zealand. They have contributed funds to pay our contributors (writers, designers etc) something for their hard work (a few have even generously waived their fees in exchange for books), and to go towards publishing costs.

 

COSTS

 

FINANCING

 

Contributor fees, editing, design, proofing, marketing etc.

8500

Creative New Zealand Grant

$7200

Printing fees

4000

 

 

Total Costs

$12,500

Total Financing

$7200

 

This issue for us is cashflow. We want to pay for this book to go to print, and use any profits to invest into the next Radical Futures book.

We need to crowdfund for pre-sales to make up the difference betwee the costs and the financing: $5300.

Once we have gathered these funds, we can print the book! Then once it is released, we will sell it through bookstores.

 

Bookstores buy books at 60% of the retail price, that’s how they survive! This means that if we sell all the books – after providing contributor and review copies we would make approx $13,000. This might take a year or two.

 

This ‘profit’ money will be invested into future Freerange’s ‘Radical Futures’ projects on other important topics.

 

More about the book 

Features contributions from:

Steve Braunias (writer) - messages to, and remembering, the dead

Dr Kiri Edge & Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora (University of Waikato) - bicultural grieving as therapeutic framework

Marcus Elliott (Christchurch Coroner) - the coroner's role

Lynda Hannah (home funeral guide) - natural funerals

Dr Erin Harrington (academic, UC) - death in popular culture: The Caskeeters

Tricia Hendry (grief expert)- teaching death

Guy Marriage (architect, Victoria University) death architecture and designing for death

Dr Ruth McManus (death studies expert, University of Canterbury) - technology, sustainability and how we dispose of bodies

Melanie Mayell (death walker) – ways to rethink how we deal with death

Catherine Moore (Auckland cemeteries manager) – land use

Kay Paku (funeral director) - tangihanga in modern context

Philippa Thompson and Polly Yeung (social workers) - funeral poverty, funerals as human right

Katie Williams (The Kiwi Coffin Club) – Making DIY coffins and being together

Dr Janine Penfield Winters (palliative care doctor) - when to let go, dignity/mortality in modern health care system

  

About Freerange Press

Freerange Press publishes books and journals about cities, design and politics. Freerange loves making beautiful books and we are getting really good at it.  

In 2014 we published Once in a Lifetime: City-building after Disaster in Christchurch (which Will Harvie of the Press said was 'the most important earthquake so far' – it features Helen Clark, Kevin McCloud, Sally Blundell, Raf Manji, Rebecca Macfie and a range of others) and in 2012, Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, which Graham Beattie called 'an inspiring piece of publishing'.

In 2016 we released Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. We had great coverage in the media with reviews/interviews and features on RNZ, Pantograph Punch, the Press, Scoop and The Spinoff. The Spinoff also named Freerange as one of the top ten rising stars in t on the NZ literary scene and described the book as 'a thoughtful, powerful collection of essays on the state and prospects of New Zealand journalism'.

Last year we released Kai and culture: Food stories from Aotearoa, which included recipes, case studies and essays looking at our contemporary food culture and the issues involved in the growing, making and eating of our food. Find out more about us here.

 

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31/07/2018 at 9:30 AM

Morena everyone,

We are in the home stretch now and have 7 days to go to reach our all or nothing target of $5300.

Thank you to all who have pledged and supported this campaign to date.

We have added some new rewards - a wonderful deal on our collection of books, plus editorial advice - should you need it – for your own publishing project.

So we ask that you help us get this one over the line and share this campaign with people you think would be interested - not only do they have a chance to get books hot off the press, there are also some great additional gifts that we are throwing in.

But wait, there's more! Those who pledge within the next 24 hours also go into the draw for some Freerange goodies:

 

So why wouldn't you?

Thanks to everyone for their support,

The Freerange Crew

 

Thank you all! We have just passed the $2000 mark

19/07/2018 at 11:11 AM

We just wanted to thank you all for your support of our new book Death and Dying in New Zealand. We have just passed the $2000 mark!

As you know, we have a range of contributors who share their experiences and knowledge in this book. One of them is Katie Wililams, founder of the Kiwi Coffin Club. In this group, people come together to make their own 'underground furniture', share stories and concerns, and be with each other. Apparently it has the reputation as being the most fun club in Rotorua!

The video is a musical that was made with and about the club.

We need to get better at talking about and being around death - and this book aims to foster conversations about death and dying in New Zealand.

We have 19 days to go to reach our target of $5300 - so if you know someone who might be interested in pre-ordering the book, point them this way!

Keep spreading the work,

Ngā mihi,

The Freerange Crew.

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    Hayden Glass
    10/07/2018 at 8:35pm
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    10/07/2018 at 6:53pm
    Colleen Clark
    10/07/2018 at 5:58pm
    Myk Rushton
    10/07/2018 at 4:13pm

    "Good luck."

    Nicky
    10/07/2018 at 2:37pm

    "So good to pay attention to this topic and get us thinking and planning......"

    Siouxsie Wiles
    10/07/2018 at 12:55pm
    Anonymous pledger
    10/07/2018 at 12:08pm
    Anna
    10/07/2018 at 11:56am
    Rebekah Graham
    10/07/2018 at 9:41am
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    09/07/2018 at 6:59pm

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    Death And Dying In New Zealand

    Project 2018-07-06 14:24:25 +1200

    Can you help us to produce our next book, Death and Dying in New Zealand?  

    Death will touch us all. Yet we don’t talk about it very much.

     

    Currently, and for the most part, a small group of people manage death for us behind closed doors. In today’s world we are less familiar with death; our collective knowledge has diminished. What happens when someone dies? What are the legalities and options? How can we live well until the end?

     

    In an effort to encourage discussion about something that affects us as individuals and as a society, Freerange Press has brought together a variety of contributors to share their knowledge and experiences of current practices, the options available, and ways to prepare, plan and foster conversation.

     

    From tangihanga and bicultural grieving to DIY funerals, new technologies and funeral poverty, this book aims to open up honest discussions, explore what a good death might mean in today’s world and help people to become better informed and consider their choices. We want to get better at thinking, talking and being around death - this makes us better prepared and more resilient.

     

    How we approach death reveals much about how we live and our society. It reflects contemporary challenges – social, economic and environmental. With an increasingly diverse and aging population, advances in technology and medical care, social stratification, economic and environmental challenges, it is important to consider if our needs are being met, and how we deal with death and plan for it as individuals and as a society.

     

    Death and Dying in New Zealand brings together people involved in the death process, academics and writers to share their thoughts and experiences.  Contributors include Steve Braunias (writer), Christchurch Coroner Marcus Elliott, Dr Ruth McManus (death studies expert), Kay Paku (funeral director) and many more.

     

    This is the inaugural edition of our new Radical Futures series – focused discussions about future challenges facing us.

    We are asking you to order this book to help us get it over the line – and to support our new series Radical Futures. There are also options to combine this pre-order with a copy of a classic publication or to become a Radical Futures founder.

    Freerange Press is the small, independent and cooperative press that published Kai and culture: Food stories from Aotearoa, Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa NZ and Once in a Lifetime: City-making after Disaster in Christchurch. Death and Dying in New Zealand will be published in October.

    Why pledge for this book?

    We are a small and independent press, we work collaboratively and often operate on the goodwill of many. Our size and independence means that we can make books about how global issues play out in New Zealand in a unique way. But, like most independent publishers, we have difficulty with our cash flow.

    We are asking you to support this project by ordering the book - not only do you receive a pertinent book, you are also helping us to ensure it gets made and are investing in our new series, Radical Futures.

     

    The budget

    We are off to a great start with the support of Creative New Zealand. They have contributed funds to pay our contributors (writers, designers etc) something for their hard work (a few have even generously waived their fees in exchange for books), and to go towards publishing costs.

     

    COSTS

     

    FINANCING

     

    Contributor fees, editing, design, proofing, marketing etc.

    8500

    Creative New Zealand Grant

    $7200

    Printing fees

    4000

     

     

    Total Costs

    $12,500

    Total Financing

    $7200

     

    This issue for us is cashflow. We want to pay for this book to go to print, and use any profits to invest into the next Radical Futures book.

    We need to crowdfund for pre-sales to make up the difference betwee the costs and the financing: $5300.

    Once we have gathered these funds, we can print the book! Then once it is released, we will sell it through bookstores.

     

    Bookstores buy books at 60% of the retail price, that’s how they survive! This means that if we sell all the books – after providing contributor and review copies we would make approx $13,000. This might take a year or two.

     

    This ‘profit’ money will be invested into future Freerange’s ‘Radical Futures’ projects on other important topics.

     

    More about the book 

    Features contributions from:

    Steve Braunias (writer) - messages to, and remembering, the dead

    Dr Kiri Edge & Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora (University of Waikato) - bicultural grieving as therapeutic framework

    Marcus Elliott (Christchurch Coroner) - the coroner's role

    Lynda Hannah (home funeral guide) - natural funerals

    Dr Erin Harrington (academic, UC) - death in popular culture: The Caskeeters

    Tricia Hendry (grief expert)- teaching death

    Guy Marriage (architect, Victoria University) death architecture and designing for death

    Dr Ruth McManus (death studies expert, University of Canterbury) - technology, sustainability and how we dispose of bodies

    Melanie Mayell (death walker) – ways to rethink how we deal with death

    Catherine Moore (Auckland cemeteries manager) – land use

    Kay Paku (funeral director) - tangihanga in modern context

    Philippa Thompson and Polly Yeung (social workers) - funeral poverty, funerals as human right

    Katie Williams (The Kiwi Coffin Club) – Making DIY coffins and being together

    Dr Janine Penfield Winters (palliative care doctor) - when to let go, dignity/mortality in modern health care system

      

    About Freerange Press

    Freerange Press publishes books and journals about cities, design and politics. Freerange loves making beautiful books and we are getting really good at it.  

    In 2014 we published Once in a Lifetime: City-building after Disaster in Christchurch (which Will Harvie of the Press said was 'the most important earthquake so far' – it features Helen Clark, Kevin McCloud, Sally Blundell, Raf Manji, Rebecca Macfie and a range of others) and in 2012, Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, which Graham Beattie called 'an inspiring piece of publishing'.

    In 2016 we released Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. We had great coverage in the media with reviews/interviews and features on RNZ, Pantograph Punch, the Press, Scoop and The Spinoff. The Spinoff also named Freerange as one of the top ten rising stars in t on the NZ literary scene and described the book as 'a thoughtful, powerful collection of essays on the state and prospects of New Zealand journalism'.

    Last year we released Kai and culture: Food stories from Aotearoa, which included recipes, case studies and essays looking at our contemporary food culture and the issues involved in the growing, making and eating of our food. Find out more about us here.

     

    Comments

    7 days to go!

    31/07/2018 at 9:30 AM

    Morena everyone,

    We are in the home stretch now and have 7 days to go to reach our all or nothing target of $5300.

    Thank you to all who have pledged and supported this campaign to date.

    We have added some new rewards - a wonderful deal on our collection of books, plus editorial advice - should you need it – for your own publishing project.

    So we ask that you help us get this one over the line and share this campaign with people you think would be interested - not only do they have a chance to get books hot off the press, there are also some great additional gifts that we are throwing in.

    But wait, there's more! Those who pledge within the next 24 hours also go into the draw for some Freerange goodies:

     

    So why wouldn't you?

    Thanks to everyone for their support,

    The Freerange Crew

     

    Thank you all! We have just passed the $2000 mark

    19/07/2018 at 11:11 AM

    We just wanted to thank you all for your support of our new book Death and Dying in New Zealand. We have just passed the $2000 mark!

    As you know, we have a range of contributors who share their experiences and knowledge in this book. One of them is Katie Wililams, founder of the Kiwi Coffin Club. In this group, people come together to make their own 'underground furniture', share stories and concerns, and be with each other. Apparently it has the reputation as being the most fun club in Rotorua!

    The video is a musical that was made with and about the club.

    We need to get better at talking about and being around death - and this book aims to foster conversations about death and dying in New Zealand.

    We have 19 days to go to reach our target of $5300 - so if you know someone who might be interested in pre-ordering the book, point them this way!

    Keep spreading the work,

    Ngā mihi,

    The Freerange Crew.

      Hayden Glass
      10/07/2018 at 8:35pm
      Julie Fairey
      10/07/2018 at 8:23pm
      Jesse Newman
      10/07/2018 at 7:45pm
      Julie Watts
      10/07/2018 at 6:53pm
      Colleen Clark
      10/07/2018 at 5:58pm
      Myk Rushton
      10/07/2018 at 4:13pm

      "Good luck."

      Nicky
      10/07/2018 at 2:37pm

      "So good to pay attention to this topic and get us thinking and planning......"

      Siouxsie Wiles
      10/07/2018 at 12:55pm
      Anonymous pledger
      10/07/2018 at 12:08pm
      Anna
      10/07/2018 at 11:56am
      Rebekah Graham
      10/07/2018 at 9:41am
      Sally Blundell
      10/07/2018 at 9:01am
      Linda Johnson
      09/07/2018 at 7:39pm
      Anonymous pledger
      09/07/2018 at 6:59pm

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