I laughed, I cried, I had all the feelings at this honest, often raw, story from two inspirational people. Kia kaha Kaiora and Francis! Keep up the good mahi!
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13% of people buy Life as a Casketeer and Tikanga ~ Paperback / softback ~ Francis Tipene.
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I laughed, I cried, I had all the feelings at this honest, often raw, story from two inspirational people. Kia kaha Kaiora and Francis! Keep up the good mahi!
Have throughly enjoyed reading this book. Brings another dimension to both Fancis and Kaiora personal, professional and family life. Highly recommend this book as a must read.
I'm enjoying reading the book
Stars of the hit television series The Casketeers, as seen on Netflix
Francis and Kaiora Tipene aren't your typical funeral directors. With their famous humour and big-hearted personalities, the TVNZ and Netflix reality TV stars are changing the way we think about death and grief.
Life as a Casketeer reveals how Francis and Kaiora grew up in families that had few possessions but were rich with love and tikanga, and how they came to work in their often misunderstood profession. It's also a book about the Maori world view and traditional funeral customs. The Tipenes make death feel less mysterious and life feel more precious.
But most of all, Life as a Casketeer is a love story – for whanau, for
culture and for each other. It is full of joy and sorrow, tears and laughter.
Author Biography
Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the proprietors of Tipene Funerals, a New Zealand
funeral business based in Onehunga and Henderson, Auckland. Both hail from
Northland, New Zealand – Francis from Pawerenga, Kaiora from Kataia. The now
married couple met at Maori Teacher's Training College before embarking on life
devoted to their passion for helping people at times of great need.
In 2018 they starred in the first season of what the Spinoff called ‘the greatest local comedy of 2018’, The Casketeers. A third series of the show will run in 2020.
Francis is a graduate of the WelTec Funeral Directors course and started in the industry over 15Â years ago, working as duty driver in Auckland. Kaiora is also a qualified funeral director.
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