We had a young bloke from Morrisons, Brandon Edmonds, deal with us on the passing of our mother. He…read moreconducted himself in a courteous, compassionate, professional manner. Morrisons did a nice job with how Mum would be presented after embalming and dressing. No complaints.

This funeral home is relatively new so everything about it works…read more I recently attended a funeral here. The viewing room, I would say they have a few of these, are off a central reception area with couches and plenty of room for visitors. Their team did a great job on preparing our loved departed one. The service was held in the chapel, it is a very comfortable space and was able to accommodate the huge number of family and friends who came to the funeral. It's been equipped with all of the modern audio visual and sound systems but a lot of this goes right over you when you are here to remember someone dear to you. I guess that's the benchmark of what a quality outfit Morrison's are, the seamless operation that is instigated by a professional team who know exactly what needs to be done so taking the pressure of everyone else. The reception area is very nice and there is loads of parking on site and on the road.

Can you believe it, this cemetery covers 108 hectares of land!…read more It is a place for many families to come and remember their dearly departed. Obviously the headstones, chapel and crematorium covers a large majority of the land, but this is also a beautiful park, gardens and bush walks which I make full advantage of when walking my dog. Yes, this is a favourite Auckland dog walking spot. The views of the city and Waitakere hills is absolutely stunning any time of day and the tracks you can literally walk for hours if you choose through the facility. Often I will stop to look at a headstone, so much history is documented here such as the Holocaust Memorial, 1918 Influenza Epidemic and the Erebus Memorials. Anzac commemorations are held at the Cenotaph. If you were so inclined, they do cemetery walks through the summer months.

Have had an attended at least 8 funerals through Davis's…read moreHenderson in the last few years. I have found them to e thoroughly professional, calm and helpful at very difficult junctures in my life.

The last funeral I attended at Davis Funerals Henderson was a celebration of life, and what a…read morebeautiful location to hold this. At this difficult time for family and friends there's a sense of closure with the funeral. The large chapel had a view out to olive trees through the rear window and modern big screens to view the awesome photos of our loved one's life. The hosting was caring and professional. There was a simple reception afterwards in the adjacent lounge which was a time to pay respects to the family and remember our friend with others. Parking is around the venue and the grounds are nicely landscaped.

KiaOra Ivana & George…read more Just a quick email to let you know that our immediate and extended whanau were very pleased and appreciative all of the work you have undertaken for us. ​ ​ The whanau were very impressed with the photos and headstone. Once again, we are grateful and thankful to you both ​and ​ will always be recommending you both and your business to others. Ramona and Taogaga whanau.

From the owner: Let us help you create an appropriate and timeless tribute to your loved one…read more At Crafted Memorials you speak directly with the business owners who are highly skilled and experienced husband & wife team. We personally carry out and complete the entire memorial process from start to finish to a high standard. We provide: Finest quality granite Headstones at affordable prices. Extensive headstone selection or Your design within Cemetery specifications. Custom artwork. Shipping to all Pacific Islands. Honest expert advice. Top quality workmanship Guaranteed. Plaques granite or bronze. Memorial Photographs. Marble Italian statues. Ceramic Flowers & statues. Memorial Vases and other memorial accessories. Additional lettering to existing headstones. Refurbishing of existing lettering. Renovation of existing graves. Installations all north island. Delivery all NZ. Visit our Showroom, Phone, Email us. Showroom is open Mo-Fr: 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm or any other time by appointment. If you can not come to us we are happy to visit you at home without obligations. We are conveniently located at 4138 Great Nth Rd, same side as Waikumete Cemetery, between Kelston Community Centre and View Rd intersection.

AVOID AT ALL COST! Unpopular opinion I know but this is my…read morehonest opinion and my personal experience . Yesterday I rang them on behalf of the whanau. Yes we were not the authorized person, but we wanted to explore options with the funeral service, the guy informed me that he could not talk about anything concerning the funeral because I was not the authority. I said I understand that and ask a general question which was if any whanau had a 6 day tangi would it be possible for whanau change things 4 days away from burriel or is it fixed in ? All we wanted to do was get option and try do our part we weren't there to change anything but to be proactive instead of just leaving it all upto the authorized person we just wanted to help. We also wanted the bank account number to pay majority of the bill he didnt give me time to ask that instead. He said I was yelling and hung up on me. Then rang the authorized person and told them I wanted to change the burriel date. For a funeral service to do that is so rude and ignorant the guy that was talking had the attitude of " I know all and I am all powerful " is this how they deal with whanau in mourning. I had left a review yesterday but some how it was deleted within 5 min. I don't normally do reviews but this is so bad . They haven't contacted me to sort it out. They so called privacy protocols are tight but had no problem giving my number out without my permission. So they know my number to make contact .if this review disappears I'll start on social media until you sort this out and apologize for your poor customer service. I have not made this review out of spite but more of a wake up call for this so called business of compassion to sort out there customer service and handling customers who are dealing with great loss. That phone call has left us shaken humiliated. And made 2 whanau argue. Hope yous are happy

It feels wrong writing a review for a funeral service because funerals aren't really something you…read moreare going to rave about and recommending funeral spots to friends would put a damper on any social occasion. So I will keep this short and sweet. I just wanted to say I had my grandmother's funeral here a while ago. It was very small, just family, just the way she wanted it. What I thought was great was that even though it was so small it really still felt special here. Everything was beautiful and set up perfectly and the service itself was spot on. I can't comment on prices and technicalities but thought I would share a small part of that special experience.

I kind of want to give this place more than three stars, but...it is going to have to stay at that…read morefor now. Symonds Street cemetery is kind of creepy, and not because it is filled with dead people, more the live variety milling around the outskirts. It is the type of place that you want to explore at a leisurely pace looking around at all the details, but the crowds of dodgy looking men may make you feel a bit hesitant. The bronze statue at the front is a really lovely piece of modern public art (a rarity!); and the natural beauty of the shady big old trees is welcoming on a warm day. This is definitely one of the more unique public reserves you find around Auckland, especially so close to the CBD. For those whom might be interested in the history, most of these gravestones were created between 1842 to 1886.

The Symonds St Cemetery is a bit like Communism - great idea, ruined by people. This place is…read morebeautiful in the way that any old architecture or engraving next to trees is beautiful, and the fact that it's a cemetery gives it a gravitas (not a pun) that other ornate parks might lack. You know what ruins that? Being asked by twitching homeless women if they have paint on their face, which they do, because they've spent the last fifteen minutes huffing from a bag as they circle you. What else ruins it? The threat of muggings, the discarded beer cans, the racist vandalism. Actually maybe it's more like Whangamata over summer - you can see why all these people congregate there, but the fact that they do makes it less appealing for anyone else to congregate there. As others have said, best enjoyed during the day, and with the occasional glance over your shoulder.