ADVERTORIAL Cremators all go... "Now, if they want to elect to come into the building and complete a viewing of the charge, it means they no longer have to be limited to an early funeral time, and don't need to travel to Hamilton on what has been a long day." One of the oldest industrial buildings in The application, as assessed by an independent planning consultant engaged by Thames-Coromandel District Council, was given the go-ahead initially. In all, three planning consultants advised Twentymans that a cremator was a permitted activity, and yet the Council chose to ask for another opinion - and then denied the Certificate of Compliance even when that independent advice came back in favour of Twentymans. New Zealand now houses two of the newest and most state of the art machines of their kind in the world-a human cremator and a pet cremator which are now both open for business under the same roof in Thames. It is among Twentymans' pledges to respect different ethnic, religious and cultural observances. Twentymans Funeral Services on the Coromandel Peninsula can cater to the 73 per cent of people choosing to be cremated rather than buried. Witnessing a cremation can be for anyone for any number of reasons. Some simply need the comfort of closure by being present as the body is placed in the chamber It means families from Coromandel to Waihi will Facing yet more cost. Twentymans appealed the decision of the Council's third consultant, and were proven to be correct, with a decision no longer have to make the long hike to Hamilton for an out-of-town cremation. "t's closure. For them they know they've completed the journey from birth to deathbed to cremation and they've seen it every step of the way." released in September 2017 by an Independent Commissioner. The longest running funeral director in New Zealand has also branched out. It was a bitter sweet legal victory for Adrian, Owner and Managing Director Adrian Catran has a new business, Forever Pets", which caters Adrian says a growing number of Maori are also choosing cremation over burial although numbers are stil small. "Maori are slowly embracing cremation, we would get up to one a after being forced to spend $40,000 to prove the company could serve those who choose cremation. to pet lovers with a dedicated pet cremator complete with separate pet memorial chapel, pet collection vehicle and a selection of urns which help grieving pet owners say goodbye. month now. With 'Forever Pets', a bespoke designed pet cremation chapel allows pet owners to quietly say goodbye before their beloved animal is cremated in a cremator that is designed and built for the sole purpose of cremating animals. There are 16 pet cremators in New Zoaland but the Forever Pets cremator is the only dedicated pet cremator in the country. "We are here and we are licenced to operate. It's been seven years and four months, but we have finally made it," says Adrian. Twentymans is the oldest surviving funeral home in New Zealand - established during the gold rush days that led to Thames as an industrial The pet cremator is adorned with images of animals, including a photo of Adrian's own beloved beagle dog Milly who died earlier this year. "All our staff are pet owners and have experienced the death of a pet. For us it's really important that pets are given the same love and respect that they have given their owners over the years. boom town in 1867. The state of the art American-built cremator is housed at the rear of the Twentymans' funeral home in historic Grahamstown, inside the former Thames Ironworks foundry established by Chas Judd in 1869. "We guarantee that the pets ashes you get back belong to your pet as we cremate pets individually." Entrance to Forever pets. Consent took seven years and four months. Among approvals required was Land use consent from TCDC, Air emission consent from Waikato Regional Council, Appointment of Medical Referees, Permission to build a crematorium and Permission to operate a cremator all from the Ministry of Health, altogether costing over $200,000 in consent fees. "Twentymans always held the opinion that a Certificate of Compliance could and should have been issued, allowing us to put a cremator inside a building behind our funeral home. "I want to thank the many supporters who either phoned, called in, emailed or who signed the petition in support of a cremator here," Adrian said at the time. "t was indeed heartening to know just how much support was out there and that support encouraged us to push on with Human Cremator Cremations are cheaper than burials, but Adrian firmly believes in the importance of some sort of funeral service to assist in the grieving and closure process when a person dies. In his role as Chair of the New Zealand Independent Funeral Homes (NZIFH). Adrian raised concerns about cheap cremations that were held without any follow up memorial service. Members of the NZIFH are in close and rogular contact with grieving familes from all sectors of the community. He says he knows grief has physical as well as emotional consequences for people. Double chamber pet cremator Adrian wanted to reassure those with ill-informed concerns over odour and particulates entering the atmosphere from the operation of the cremator. our appeal. 73.5 per cent of the deaths catered to by Twentymans are cremations. The cost of cremations are cheaper than burial and the new locally-catered cremations are an all-inclusive cost, without hidden add-ons. "These are probably the most technological advanced cremators in the world. An Invitation- "It's like anything, if you think what the cars were like in the 1980s compared to now, this is at the cutting edge of technology." It any odour or particulate was going to be released due to a fault in the system, an opacity meter above the cremator automatically shuts the machine into safe mode and brings in a secondary air system that refires the after chamber so nothing can be released. Thames Valley Crematory and and Forever Pets welcomes the public to view our unique facilities, subject to operational restrictions. "We are local, so money stays local," he adds. "Previously every cent paid for a cremation in Hamilton stayed with the Hamilton City Council. Phone: 07 868 6003 infoethamesvalleycrematory.co.nz www.foreverpets.co.nz The company services Waihi to Paeroa, Ngatea to Maramarua and the whole of the Coromandel Peninsula. "This is great news for people of the Coromandel. If people wanted to go to Hamilton it's a three hour return journey. so they had to leave Coromandel by 1pm at the latest. THAMEO VALLEY CREMATORY The cremator has been a long and expensive LTD. process for the funeral company. ADVERTORIAL Cremators all go... "Now, if they want to elect to come into the building and complete a viewing of the charge, it means they no longer have to be limited to an early funeral time, and don't need to travel to Hamilton on what has been a long day." One of the oldest industrial buildings in The application, as assessed by an independent planning consultant engaged by Thames-Coromandel District Council, was given the go-ahead initially. In all, three planning consultants advised Twentymans that a cremator was a permitted activity, and yet the Council chose to ask for another opinion - and then denied the Certificate of Compliance even when that independent advice came back in favour of Twentymans. New Zealand now houses two of the newest and most state of the art machines of their kind in the world-a human cremator and a pet cremator which are now both open for business under the same roof in Thames. It is among Twentymans' pledges to respect different ethnic, religious and cultural observances. Twentymans Funeral Services on the Coromandel Peninsula can cater to the 73 per cent of people choosing to be cremated rather than buried. Witnessing a cremation can be for anyone for any number of reasons. Some simply need the comfort of closure by being present as the body is placed in the chamber It means families from Coromandel to Waihi will Facing yet more cost. Twentymans appealed the decision of the Council's third consultant, and were proven to be correct, with a decision no longer have to make the long hike to Hamilton for an out-of-town cremation. "t's closure. For them they know they've completed the journey from birth to deathbed to cremation and they've seen it every step of the way." released in September 2017 by an Independent Commissioner. The longest running funeral director in New Zealand has also branched out. It was a bitter sweet legal victory for Adrian, Owner and Managing Director Adrian Catran has a new business, Forever Pets", which caters Adrian says a growing number of Maori are also choosing cremation over burial although numbers are stil small. "Maori are slowly embracing cremation, we would get up to one a after being forced to spend $40,000 to prove the company could serve those who choose cremation. to pet lovers with a dedicated pet cremator complete with separate pet memorial chapel, pet collection vehicle and a selection of urns which help grieving pet owners say goodbye. month now. With 'Forever Pets', a bespoke designed pet cremation chapel allows pet owners to quietly say goodbye before their beloved animal is cremated in a cremator that is designed and built for the sole purpose of cremating animals. There are 16 pet cremators in New Zoaland but the Forever Pets cremator is the only dedicated pet cremator in the country. "We are here and we are licenced to operate. It's been seven years and four months, but we have finally made it," says Adrian. Twentymans is the oldest surviving funeral home in New Zealand - established during the gold rush days that led to Thames as an industrial The pet cremator is adorned with images of animals, including a photo of Adrian's own beloved beagle dog Milly who died earlier this year. "All our staff are pet owners and have experienced the death of a pet. For us it's really important that pets are given the same love and respect that they have given their owners over the years. boom town in 1867. The state of the art American-built cremator is housed at the rear of the Twentymans' funeral home in historic Grahamstown, inside the former Thames Ironworks foundry established by Chas Judd in 1869. "We guarantee that the pets ashes you get back belong to your pet as we cremate pets individually." Entrance to Forever pets. Consent took seven years and four months. Among approvals required was Land use consent from TCDC, Air emission consent from Waikato Regional Council, Appointment of Medical Referees, Permission to build a crematorium and Permission to operate a cremator all from the Ministry of Health, altogether costing over $200,000 in consent fees. "Twentymans always held the opinion that a Certificate of Compliance could and should have been issued, allowing us to put a cremator inside a building behind our funeral home. "I want to thank the many supporters who either phoned, called in, emailed or who signed the petition in support of a cremator here," Adrian said at the time. "t was indeed heartening to know just how much support was out there and that support encouraged us to push on with Human Cremator Cremations are cheaper than burials, but Adrian firmly believes in the importance of some sort of funeral service to assist in the grieving and closure process when a person dies. In his role as Chair of the New Zealand Independent Funeral Homes (NZIFH). Adrian raised concerns about cheap cremations that were held without any follow up memorial service. Members of the NZIFH are in close and rogular contact with grieving familes from all sectors of the community. He says he knows grief has physical as well as emotional consequences for people. Double chamber pet cremator Adrian wanted to reassure those with ill-informed concerns over odour and particulates entering the atmosphere from the operation of the cremator. our appeal. 73.5 per cent of the deaths catered to by Twentymans are cremations. The cost of cremations are cheaper than burial and the new locally-catered cremations are an all-inclusive cost, without hidden add-ons. "These are probably the most technological advanced cremators in the world. An Invitation- "It's like anything, if you think what the cars were like in the 1980s compared to now, this is at the cutting edge of technology." It any odour or particulate was going to be released due to a fault in the system, an opacity meter above the cremator automatically shuts the machine into safe mode and brings in a secondary air system that refires the after chamber so nothing can be released. Thames Valley Crematory and and Forever Pets welcomes the public to view our unique facilities, subject to operational restrictions. "We are local, so money stays local," he adds. "Previously every cent paid for a cremation in Hamilton stayed with the Hamilton City Council. Phone: 07 868 6003 infoethamesvalleycrematory.co.nz www.foreverpets.co.nz The company services Waihi to Paeroa, Ngatea to Maramarua and the whole of the Coromandel Peninsula. "This is great news for people of the Coromandel. If people wanted to go to Hamilton it's a three hour return journey. so they had to leave Coromandel by 1pm at the latest. THAMEO VALLEY CREMATORY The cremator has been a long and expensive LTD. process for the funeral company.