Dying Matters Week

Monday 7th - Saturday 12th September 2026

Taken from the Go With Grace website

Dying Matters Week connects people across Aotearoa to start conversations in a safe space, learn from local experts and seek support for later life,end-of-life planning and to navigate grief or loss.

The inaugural 2025 event for Hawkes Bay centred in Hastings, with the aim of offering a range of opportunities to broaden the discourse around death, learn from local expertise, find support and information for end-of-life planning, and navigate grief.

2026 events will take place from Monday 7th to Sunday 13th September in Hastings and Napier.

More information can be found here

or by checking the Notice Boards around All Saints

There are number of events planned for in the Octagon on Friday 11 September.

10.00 - 11.00am Assisted Dying and Q&A

11.30-12.30pm Caring for the Caregiver and Advance Care Planning

12.30 - 1.15pm Wills & EPOAs

1.15 - 1.45pm What is a Death Doula and No One Dies Alone

2.00 - 3.00pm What does dying look like

3.00 - 3.20pm Compassionate Communities