We walk with you every step of the way.
Our Venue and Services
We have a great team with ample experience, both personally and professionally. We are here to help guide you.
For a larger service
Our Larger Chapel
At the heart of The Lychway is our warm and welcoming main chapel – a thoughtfully designed space where families and friends can gather to honour, reflect, and celebrate the life of a loved one.
With seating for up to 250 people, the chapel offers a spacious yet intimate setting, adaptable for both large gatherings and more private farewells. Natural light flows through the room, creating a peaceful and calming atmosphere that supports moments of quiet reflection as well as shared remembrance.
Carefully designed acoustics and audiovisual facilities ensure that music, photos, and spoken tributes are experienced clearly and meaningfully by all in attendance. From traditional services to personalised celebrations of life, our chapel provides a respectful and serene environment where memories can be cherished, and goodbyes can be said with grace.
Whether you’re seeking a space that is simple and dignified or one that embraces a unique and heartfelt farewell, our chapel is a place where stories are honoured, and every farewell feels personal.
For a smaller service.
Our Smaller Chapel
Tucked quietly within our funeral home, our small chapel offers an intimate and peaceful setting for private farewells and smaller gatherings. Comfortably seating up to 20 people, this space is ideal for families who wish to share a quiet, reflective service with close loved ones.
Thoughtfully designed to feel warm and personal, the small chapel provides a gentle environment where heartfelt moments can unfold without distraction. Whether you’re holding a private farewell, a viewing, or a quiet remembrance, this space allows for connection, comfort, and presence in a more personal setting.
It’s a chapel where silence speaks, memories are close, and farewells are deeply felt.
The Graeme Procter Lounge
Named in honour of Graeme Procter, a long-serving funeral professional and respected figure within our funeral home, the Graeme Procter Lounge is a spacious and welcoming area where family and friends can gather after the service to share memories, stories, and light refreshments.
Reception
From the moment you walk through our doors, you are welcomed into a calm and spacious reception area designed to offer comfort and reassurance. Our receptionist is there to greet you with warmth and care, ready to guide you gently through the first steps of the funeral process.
Arrangement Rooms
At The Lychway, we understand that making funeral arrangements is a deeply personal experience, which is why we offer two thoughtfully designed arrangement rooms to suit the individual needs and preferences of each family.
Viewing Rooms
At The Lychway, we understand that saying goodbye is a deeply personal experience, and we want to provide families with as much time as they need to honour their loved one.
Our 24-hour viewing room is available for families who wish to spend time with their loved one outside of normal office hours. This private space allows families to come and go at their own pace, and each family is given a key, ensuring they have the flexibility and privacy to reflect and mourn on their own terms. It is a serene and quiet environment designed for comfort and peace during this time of remembrance.
Choosing a Casket
We have an extensive range of coffins which can be highly customized from different woods and materials, colours, fabrics, handles and more.
Choosing an Urn
We have an extensive range of Urns which can be highly customized from different woods and materials, colours, fabrics, handles and more.
Memorials & Headstones
A headstone or memorial can be a significant link to the deceased. Somewhere to go, to relate to the person you grieve for, a place of remembrance.
The headstone, in memory of the deceased, can be either elaborate or simple. The passing of their life becomes a permanent record carved in stone.
A headstone, with imagination, can be something quite unique, however, the design must fit within the rules of the cemetery it is to be installed in. The inscription on the headstone usually states the name of the deceased including their nickname, their date of birth and death and also any close family member’s names and their relationship to the deceased. The addition of art work, poetry, a prayer, religious symbols or a ceramic photograph can also be included on the memorial.
With the aid of computer technology quality imagery such as photos of favourite places, special or favourite flowers, occupations, sporting interests, fine detailed logos or family crests are now possible.
Why granite? Because it will stand the test of time. The inscriptions sand blasted into the stone may fade over time, however, these can be easily brought back to look like new again. With careful planning, a partner’s inscription can be added to a granite memorial at a later date.
We walk with you every step of the way.
Code of Conduct and Ethics
We are part of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand
“A group of caring professionals who are committed to ensuring that the families they serve receive high quality service.”
To see our code of conduct and ethics, click the button below.