Furneaux lodge offers a range of accommodation depending on your requirements. The waterfront suites are contemporary one bedroom apartments, absolutely private with stunning views. The self contained two bedroom chalets have panoramic views and are great for family groups.

Your wedding at Furneaux Lodge...

Furneaux Lodge is yours exclusively for your wedding – we make a point of not booking any body else into our facilities over the period of your celebration. This leaves you free to enjoy time out at your leisure with your friends and family.

 Furneax Lodge

Kulak Rent A House

Whether you are looking for a family holiday, a honeymoon, a wedding venue, a weekend retreat or an opportunity to go on a fishing trip or to walk the Queen Charlotte Track - Kulak Rent a House offer a range of properties for you.

Funerals

Funeral services are also available.

These can be held formally in a hall or a church, or at a location of your choosing ...even a boat in the Marlborough Sounds.

Please contact  me if you would like further details on the services provided.

The following is a short synopsis of how a service can be held.

A typical ceremony will usually include:

• Favourite or appropriate music (of any kind)
• A welcome and a brief explanation of the ceremony
• Poetry or prose readings
• A 'tribute' to the deceased, mainly biographical, often with short contributions from family, friends and colleagues
• A time of reflection for silent meditation or private prayer
• The Committal or words of farewell
• A brief close, which can include thanks and announcements
• Prior to the funeral, an officiant will normally visit a family to map-out the ceremony and to form a rounded picture of the deceased. At this stage it may also be important for families to freely discuss various options in relation to procedure during the ceremony.
• Detailed preparation prevents reliance on a standard text or format, and in the days leading up to the ceremony time and care is devoted to writing and compiling a tribute both factually accurate and with the appropriate tone. By this process, each ceremony can be developed afresh with families who welcome the opportunity for choice and personal input.
  
• Celebration of Life Services may be conducted at Funeral Home Chapels, Crematorians, cemeteries, private venues/ gardens., and other burial grounds (subject to restriction).
• Memorial ceremonies are more usually conducted elsewhere and after some time has elapsed following the funeral. However in some circumstances, for example where there is no body or a body has been accepted for medical research, a memorial ceremony may take the place of a funeral.
• All Officiants are non-judgemental, empathic and have wide life-experience; many have professional backgrounds.

Civil Unions

A civil union is a legally recognised status that provides the criteria, requirements and processes for same sex or opposite sex couples to have their relationship officially recognised in New Zealand.

Who can have a civil union?

Any persons who are at least 16 years of age may have a civil union. If either party is 16 or 17 years of age the consent of a parent, guardian or Family Court judge must be obtained.

You may not enter a civil union with someone who has a close familial relationship to you e.g. uncle, cousin, brother, sister.
If you have previously been married or in a registered civil union you must supply evidence of the legal dissolution of that relationship.

If you live in another country.  You will need to complete specific forms relating to couples who normally live outside New Zealand. Further details of the requirements can be found on the Births, Deaths and Marriages link at the end of this section.
If you move from New Zealand , your Civil union is still legal.
However, you should be aware that the country you are moving to may not recognise your civil union.

To arrange to have a civil union?

You will need to:

• Contact a civil union celebrant or Registrar of Civil Unions to arrange a time and place for the ceremony.
• Complete the Notice of Intended Civil Union, take this to an office of a Registrar of Civil Unions and sign a statutory declaration.
• Pay the fee of NZ$120

I  AM  A  CIVIL  UN ION  CELEBRANT!

Does a civil union have to follow a particular format?

The Civil Union Act 2004 requires that:

• The civil union be performed at the place stated on the licence
• The civil union be performed in the presence of a civil union celebrant or Registrar of Civil Unions
• The civil union be performed in the presence of two witnesses
• Each party must identify themselves and acknowledge that they are joining in a civil union of their free will
• Each party, the two witnesses and the civil union celebrant or Registrar of Civil Unions must sign the registration forms

Other than these legal requirements there is no specific format or wording that must be used.
Are there any rules about where and when I can have a civil union?

You can have your civil union at any time or place that you arrange with your celebrant. You can nominate two places on the licence so it is a good idea to have a wet weather alternative if you plan on an outdoor ceremony.
Where can I get more information about civil unions?

Information and forms can be found on the Births, Deaths and Marriages site within the Department of Internal Affairs website.
Click on the link below for further information:
http://www.bdm.govt.nz