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The Casketeers (2018)

2018 NZ 6 Seasons 44 Episodes

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Overview

Francis and Kaiora Tipene run Tipene Funerals, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into the world of funeral services. Their heartfelt approach highlights the often-overlooked aspects of this essential profession, tackling society's last taboo with compassion and respect. Through their dedicated work, the couple fosters a deeper understanding of grief and the significance of honoring loved ones. This engaging series not only showcases their business but also reveals the profound humanity involved in saying goodbye.

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Francis Tipene Kaiora Tipene

1. Tears of the people, like rain from the heavens

2. Although it is small, it is precious

3. People pass away, but the land remains forever

4. My young tōtara has been broken

5. Farewell oh son, the morning tide is yours, the evening tide is mine

6. Be it small, it is an act of generosity

1. Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea

3. The tip of the moon has broken away

4. My love for you will never wane

5. A child's love for their father is beyond compare

6. A great mountain can be ascended, but not a great man

7. What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people

8. As one frond dies, another frond rises to take its place

1. Courage has many resting places

2. Words can't express how much I love you

3. Farewell to you, I shall return home

4. A white heron of a single flight

5. A person of great endurance

6. Every star has its own luminance

7. People are precious

8. Man is not like the weathered branch of the tītoki, he lives on through his descendents

1. The sun shines as I shed a tear

2. Sleep the never ending sleep

3. This is the day that tears are shed

4. A constant love, a never ending love

5. A human bond can never be severed

6. Love surrounds us

7. In life, in death, your family is everything

8. Like the mighty Maire in the forest

1. The sun shines as I shed a tear

2. Connections between people cannot be severed whereas those of a canoe-rope can

3. Gloom and sorrow prevail, day and night

4. Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us

6. The cycle is complete

7. When the fern frond dies, another rises in its place

8. When a shoal of maomao passes seaward of Nukutaurua, they will never return

1. If a reed stands by itself it may break, but if in a group, it will be unbreakable

2. You shall be mourned by those you leave behind

3. A full cycle is completed

4. Let us stay close together, not far apart

5. When the fern frond dies, another grows to take its place

6. Let us mourn their passing, for it is permanent. Not like that of the moon, set to rise again

7. Connections between people cannot be severed, whereas those of a canoe-rope can

8. Hold fast to your beliefs, look toward the horizons of the sea