Region notes
Funeral directors in Manawatū-Whanganui
Palmerston North, Feilding, Levin, Whanganui and the Tararua towns. Generalist directors covering both rural and urban funerals, with several firms running branches across the Horowhenua coast. Hawke's Bay now has its own page.
Manawatū-Whanganui directors
15 firms on the FDANZ register
These are the Manawatū-Whanganui funeral homes listed as members by the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, read on 2026-10-25. They are in the association’s order, not ranked, and nothing here is a recommendation — we have no relationship with any of them and have assessed none of them. Membership means a firm belongs to the association and is bound by its code; it is not a guarantee about price or about any individual funeral.
Chester Burt Funeral Home
Pahiatua
Cleveland Funeral Home
Whanganui
Cotton Funeral Directors
Palmerston North
Cotton Funeral Directors - Fielding
Feilding
Dempsey & Forrest
Whanganui
Harvey Bowler Funeral Services (Foxton)
Foxton
Harvey Bowler Funeral Services (Levin)
Levin
Harvey Bowler Funeral Services (Otaki)
Ōtaki
Harvey Bowler Funeral Services (Shannon)
Shannon
I. C. Mark (Levin)
Levin
Kelly Funeral Home
Dannevirke
Lychway Funeral Directors (2026) Limited
Palmerston North
Purely Cremations & Simple Burials
Palmerston North
Rose City Funeral Home
Palmerston North
Tararua Funerals
Dannevirke
Source: the FDANZ member directory, read 2026-10-25. Membership changes — check there for contact details and to confirm a firm is current. Not every New Zealand funeral director belongs to FDANZ, and a firm can be perfectly good without being a member.