Explore upcoming opportunities to connect and learn with NZCCC Ngā Rau Hotu.
Our events support collective growth, shared understanding, and stronger practice across cemeteries and crematoria.
PlotBox APAC Webinar Series
25 February – 6 December 2025
Join PlotBox, the Australasian Cemeteries & Crematoria Association (ACCA), and NZCCC Ngā Rau Hotu for an essential webinar series designed to empower death care professionals across the region.
Deathcare education
📅 25 February
🕧 1:30pm (NZT)
Following his powerful presentation at the ACCA Conference 2025, John Adams returns for an insightful webinar alongside Denise Ora, CEO of Metropolitan Memorial Parks. They will share an exciting update on the global movement to embed grief and bereavement literacy into school curricula, with practical insights into how schools are beginning to address death, loss and grief as part of holistic student wellbeing.
Academic Study on Ashes
📅 8 April
🕧 3:00pm (NZT)
Join us as we discuss current academic research into cremated remains, drawing on insights from Hannah Gould at the University of Melbourne. The conversation focused on emerging scholarship around the treatment, memorialisation, and cultural significance of ashes, highlighting how academic study is informing contemporary practices and policy considerations within the sector.
Alternative disposal methods
📅 17 June
🕧 3:00pm (NZT)
This webinar will explore alternative disposal methods in death care, examining emerging practices that respond to environmental, cultural, and personal preferences. We will discuss options beyond traditional burial and cremation, consider the ethical and regulatory landscape, and look at how these approaches are shaping the future of memorialisation and end-of-life planning.
Modern Deathcare Realities
📅 19 August
🕧 1:00pm (AWST)
The Regulators
📅 21 October
🕧 1:00pm (AWST)
The year that was!
📅 9 December
🕧 1:00pm (AWST)