The Little Kiwi Funeral Co.

01/01/2025

“Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming tragically succumbed to injuries she sustained after her and a colleague were struck by a vehicle travelling at speed while out on foot patrol. Lyn was critically injured alongside her Nelson Bays colleague, who remains in a serious but stable condition in Nelson hospital. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was a highly respected leader in the Nelson Bays team with much of her family also strongly connected to Police. Lyn had 38 years of front-line service. She was also a much-loved wife, daughter, mother and respected member of the Nelson community. “It fills us with great sadness that in the efforts to keep the public safe on a night intended for celebration has culminated in a senseless act that has taken the life of one of our colleagues and seriously injured another. This is a tragic day for New Zealand Police and for Lyn’s family. Our deepest condolences go out to Lyn’s family during this most difficult time.” - Nelson police

31/08/2024

22/07/2024

Our wee mate after her haircut.

17/07/2024

https://youtu.be/9UK_Gmi2Adk

Christchurch identity. World famous in Riccarton Mall.(Real name - John).

17/07/2024

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350346692/christchurch-community-icon-radio-ron-has-died

John Truman was a familiar sight in the city’s streets, walking with his transistor radio.

16/07/2024

Norm Hewitt our chief

Warrior on the rugby field

The dread of the many, the awe of multitudes.

The World of Rugby mourns for you

Farewell, rest now in quiet repose.

16/07/2024

RIP Legend

Hewitt, 55, died with his family by his side overnight.

14/07/2024

Charmed actress Shannen Doherty has died at the age of 53.

10/07/2024

FOOTPRINTS

One night I had a dream...
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before us,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
There was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me, and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my
life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child. I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of
trial and suffering.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

10/07/2024

Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you,
whatever we were to each other we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way which we always used.
Put no difference in your tone;
wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at little jokes together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was, let it be
spoken without the effort,
without the trace of a shadow in it.
Life means all that it ever meant,
it is the same as it ever was; there
is absolutely unbroken continuity.
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you,
for an interval somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well.

10/07/2024

CRYING ALONE

I left my loved one with strangers today
And I left my heart with him as I walked away
I could not tell him why he was there
I know that he thought that I did not care
Nor could I tell him that his body was strong
But his mind was confused and that something was wrong
The simplest of things he just could not do
Why couldn’t I help him as I said I would do
I felt like a traitor I had just walked away
And broken a promise made on our wedding day
I made a promise straight from my heart
“In sickness and in health, till death do us part.
To love and to cherish, to honour and obey”
Were some of the things that I promised that day
But I did not tell him when I left there
That I had just put him in nursing home care
I was not honest and it worries me now
I want to tell him the truth but I still don’t know how
I ask myself questions again and again
But there are no answers that help ease the pain

Dementia has robbed him of independence and dignity
It has taken away his lifestyle and ability
Now we are parted I feel helpless and alone
I feel guilty, sad and I cry on my own.

10/07/2024

The Little Kiwi Funeral Co caters to all unique requests, one in particular where family asked for their loved one to be returned to their hometown to be reunited with family and friends.