Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. Go behind the scenes of...

A beloved composer and teacher returns from Australia for burial at home in Aotearoa, and Francis st...

While Francis' right hand woman Fiona is busy with an emotional Tongan funeral, Francis fumes over m...

A close member of the Tipene whanau passes away and Francis is tasked with organising the tangi. Els...

The team prepare to send a Niuean fisherman back to his homeland, while struggling with a very busy...

Funeral directory Fiona oversees a Samoan burial, and the Tipene family prepares a funeral for a you...

Francis has new staff and a fresh new outlook on life. A whanau spend the night in the chapel and a...

The funeral home needs renovating and Francis is the man for the job. Nona showcases her skills as a...

A respected kaumatua passes away and is flown in from Dunedin and Kaiora supports Scotty through a t...

Francis has new staff member, Fehe, assist him for the first time and a young Fijian woman's funeral...

Francis deals beautifully with the dead, but is struggling to keep things alive at the funeral home....

Nona cares for a Niuean man who dies suddenly and the death of an overweight man spurs Francis to fi...

Francis wants to take funerals to the future, but he's having trouble convincing others to come alon...

A bad van purchase comes back to haunt Kai but Francis promises this time will be different. Fehe di...

Francis and Kaiora juggle the newest member of their team as they care for a well loved sportsman wh...

Francis plans his biggest surprise yet for Kaiora to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Meanwhile,...

Francis and Kaiora take a road trip to his home marae and we are gifted a rare glimpse of the three...

Kaiora is confronted by a very special case and a Returned Serviceman receives a gun salute at his f...

Nona convinces the staff to try zumba for a good cause. An elderly woman delays her own funeral and...

Francis grapples with who is his number one amongst the staff. A loved mother passes away at home an...

Nona farewells a close family member and the youngest daughter of ten organises her father's funeral...

Francis tries to introduce healthy work practices, but gets in way over his head. A woman returns ho...

Francis and Kaiora navigate the difficulties of supporting grieving whānau during COVID-19 while ope...

With Tipene Funerals storing bodies during COVID-19, Francis goes on a shopping spree to decorate th...

Francies instigates an unusual team building episode and Nona directs the emotional funeral of a fam...

The death of a young teenager hits home for the Tipenes and Kaiora upgrades one of Francis' favourit...

Francis considers an unusual way of celebrating his Tongan whakapapa. Jay deals with the emotional t...

A whanau trip to Queenstown is interrupted when Kaiora is called north to care for a dearly loved Au...

The staff pull together to remember a man with no family. Plus, Francis and Kaiora take a leap of fa...

The team of Tipene funerals go head to head in a ten pin bowling match, but rivalries are set aside...

Francis enlists the help of Nikora and Brady to get his latest purchase of angel statues ready for K...

Francis and the Porirua staff rehearse songs for a promotional performance at a local rest home whic...

Francis acquires yet another gym membership and struggles through his first PT session. Feleki train...

A power outage challenges Jay in the mortuary, while Covid restrictions mean families need to get cr...

The staff are being measured up for bespoke tailored suits; Tamale finds the process intrusive while...

The death of a beloved Tipene whanau member is complicated by Francis' health issues. While the staf...

Francis makes a visit to the Porirua branch to cover for COVID-sick staff and is challenged by basic...

It's Kaiora's birthday and the staff lay on a surprise lunch - however the terrible shock that await...

Jay & Francis take care of Stephen Watson & his beloved cat Smoochie. Tamale straddles the line betw...

There’s a hole in the wall and it’s Francis’ fault, with his attempt at breakfast falling flat. Joan...

Yet more new décor to deal with & everyone gets together for a shared Matariki kai. There are ghosts...

Francis offers to get on his knees to help lay floor tiles & the Stanley Neho Function Centre opens...

The Queen is dead & Francis, desperate to be a part of the funeral, offers his services to Buckingha...

World famous Tipene Funerals get surprise visitors from the USA and Francis is frustrated yet again...

The next generation of the Tipene dynasty is in the whare earning his keep. Pere Wihongi fulfils a l...

The whānau travel to Fiji to visit someone special & witness the funeral of a family member. There's...