New data has revealed the average cost of a funeral in New Zealand has surged to $14,000 - and one charitable organisation hopes to help Kiwis bring these costs down.

Advocacy group Death Without Debt believes a DIY funeral can be done for little more than $1,000 - if people know how.

Convenor Fergus Wheeler says families could manage the process with no loss of dignity and for far less.

"Things like - moving a body around, not to embalm a body. You can register the death yourself, you don't need a funeral director to do that."

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New data has revealed the average cost of a funeral in New Zealand has surged to $14,000 - and one charitable organisation hopes to help Kiwis bring these costs down.
Advocacy group Death Without Debt believes a&nbsp;DIY funeral can be done for little more than $1,000 - if people know how.
Convenor Fergus Wheeler says families could manage the process with no loss of dignity and for far less.
"Things like - moving a body around, not to embalm a body. You can register the death yourself, you don't need a funeral director to do that."
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Fergus Wheeler: Death Without Debt spokesperson on the organisation's plan to help Kiwis bring funeral costs down

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