Professional funeral services in Dunedin, Otago
Complete funeral arrangements including viewing, ceremony, and burial or cremation services.
Professional cremation arrangements with various memorial and scattering options available.
Celebration of life ceremonies and memorial gatherings to honor your loved one's memory.
Plan ahead and ensure your wishes are known with our pre-planning funeral services.
Compassionate guidance and support for families during their time of need.
Assistance with venue selection and coordination for funeral and memorial services.
Hope and Sons have cared for families since 1887
The compassionate team at Hope and Sons Funeral Directors is here to help you through this difficult time. Contact them 24/7 for immediate assistance.
523 Andersons Bay Road, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9013, New Zealand
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Prices below are taken directly from Hope and Sons Funeral Directors's own pricing page. Hover any "Source" chip to see when we last verified the figure.
From $5,995 incl GST. Includes professional services, doctor's fees, hearse transfer, basic mortuary care, simple casket, cremation fees, death registration. Excludes viewing, notices, flowers, memorial service.
From $7,395 incl GST. Adds mortuary care + viewing. Excludes celebrant, notices, flowers, memorial sheets.
From $9,659 incl GST. Family-chosen casket, time and space for family farewell, cremation included. Excludes slideshow and printed media.
From $15,638 incl GST. Full personalised service: venue hire, livestreaming, celebrant, catering for 50, multimedia.
From $15,754 incl GST with existing plot, from $19,639 with new plot. Includes grave marker and plot costs.
Operator prices may change. Always confirm the current quoted price directly with Hope and Sons Funeral Directors before committing.
Eligible families may receive a Work and Income funeral grant of up to NZ$2,697 toward these costs.
Hope & Sons published packages (5 tiers, NZ$5,995–$19,639)
Hope & Sons publishes fixed-price packages on their own pricing page — a director-contract model. Prices include cremation/burial, casket, transfers, and venue use as specified per package.
Hope and Sons provided an excellent and professional service for our father, they listened to our requests and queries in a very friendly and approachable manner and everything went very smoothly for us. Special thanks to Mel for her communication and support.
On behalf of our family I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Matt for the exceptional care and compassion he showed while organising my mother’s funeral. Although it was a small service, every detail was handled with dignity, warmth, and professionalism. Matt was extremely helpful. From our first conversation, Matt listened with genuine empathy and guided us with patience and understanding, ensuring everything ran smoothly on the day. On the day of the funeral the setting was peaceful and once again Matt helped our family through a difficult day with kindness. Thank you Matt Warm regards, Stephen Connelly
Thank you, Hope & Sons, for the incredible care you gave our family. When our dear Aunty Heather Wilkie passed unexpectedly, it was such a stressful and emotional time. In that moment of shock, we found Hope & Sons... and we are so grateful we chose them. Funeral Director Bailey Coombs and the team were so kind and supportive, guiding us through every step with genuine care and compassion. The beautiful fingerprint necklaces they created for us were such a thoughtful touch. Every detail was handled with such respect and thoughtfulness, bringing us great comfort during a very sad time. We highly recommend them to anyone needing caring, professional funeral support. ♥️
A huge thankyou to Matt at the team at Hope and Son’s. Recommended by my good friend Yvette. When faced with my worst nightmare - loosing our mother Margaret in Dunedin when she was from Cromwell - from our first meeting with Matt, relief began to spread over us as every avenue was not only explained and offered to us but anticipated by Matt and the team. I cannot express our appreciation in being assured mums final farewell was one of total dignity and respect. I would recommend Hope and Sons to all, especially those living in Central Otago and loosing your loved one far from home. Thankyou all so much - huge hugs 🤗 🥰
We would like to thank Hope and Sons for making Grahame’s service a very special one. And a huge thank you to Chaim for all the care and compassion he showed us throughout the whole process. Absolutely nothing was a problem for him making the whole experience worry and stress free plus very special. He shows true passion and dedication. A top man. We also want to thank Tania for the wonderful service she conducted. She was so professional and compassionate. The way she was able to portray Grahame’s life after a short meeting with us was amazing. So all in all we could not have asked for more, it was flawless. In fact I’m sure Grahame would have declared it as “Excellent “ Angela Stevenson and Family
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