Resources and Useful Links

Need to find a missing person, search for a cemetery or funeral home?

The directory below is provided to connect you directly with groups and organizations that can help you.

Researching or writing a life story?

Useful tools for helping create and record family and special stories.

Looking to publish and find other public notices online?

Find Missing Persons

• www.internationalmissingpersontrackers.com – International Missing Person Trackers are specialist missing person investigators.
• www.magnuminvestigations.com.au – Magnum Investigations are a leading private investigation team working within Australia and New Zealand.
• www.detectiveservices.com.au – Victorian Detective Services provide a comprehensive range of investigative services in Australia.

Find Death Information and Genealogy Searches

In New Zealand

• www.dia.govt.nz - The Department of Internal Affairs registers births, deaths and marriages in New Zealand.
• www.famnet.co.nz - With over 14 million records in its main database, many with documents and pictures, this is the largest collection of New Zealand genealogy records available on the Internet.

In Australia

• www.ryersonindex.org - The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries.

Find a Family Lawyer

In New Zealand

• www.familylaw.org.nz - Access to over 800 accredited family lawyers who are members of the NZ Law Society.

Find a Family History Researcher

In New Zealand

• contact us

Find a Story Writer

In New Zealand

• www.tellinglives.co.nz

Find Cemeteries

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Find a Funeral Home

In New Zealand

• www.fdanz.co.nz - Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand
• www.nzifh.org.nz - New Zealand Independant Funeral Homes

In Australia

• www.afda.org.au - Australian Funeral Directors Association
• www.nfda.com.au - National Funeral Directors Association of Australia

Find other Published Notices

In New Zealand

• www.public-notices.co.nz - Discounted public notices for liquor licence and Real Estate Agents licence applicants

Useful Resources

• www.remembermebooklets.co.nz - A 'Remember Me Booklet' is a special keepsake which will be treasured by friends and family for years to come.
• www.celebrateme.co.nz - online business directory for the life celebration/funeral services industry
• www.modurns.co.nz - Selection of New Zealand designed urns for cremation ashes.
• www.mesotheliomagroup.com - The Mesothelioma Group has information on the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer. The Mesothelioma Group also donates to local charities and provides scholarships to victims and their families.
• www.mesotheliomaspecialists.org - Mesothelioma is often associated with exposure to asbestos. It is known to linger inside the body for decades before the first symptoms of the disease appear. Today, an estimated 1.3 million people are exposed daily to asbestos, leading to an increased risk of mesothelioma.
• www.candle.org - Candlelighters helps children battle and overcome cancer.

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