Obituaries

Gulliver & Tyler – Who are we?

At Gulliver & Tyler Funerals, we understand that saying goodbye is a deeply personal experience. Since 1890, we’ve been committed to supporting Canterbury families with warmth and compassion, offering tailored services that honor the unique lives of your loved ones. Our dedicated team is here to guide you through every step, ensuring a meaningful farewell that reflects your family’s wishes.

With locations in Kaikoura, North Canterbury, Christchurch, and Selwyn, we’re here for you when you need us most.

For immediate assistance or inquiries, please call 0800 2 FAREWELL (0800 232 7393) or email reception@canterburyfunerals.co.nz

24/7 Availability

We’re available to take care of any questions or requests you may have at any time

Professional Services

We can meet you in person anywhere. Your home or ours?

Bespoke Farewells

Every life is different, so every farewell should be. We’ll work with you on the most suitable send off for you or your loved one.

Technology

We employ some of the latest tech to ensure you are offered options for family near or afar. From beautiful photo reflections and service sheets to live streaming.

Why have a funeral service?

Ceremony is an important part of our lives. Through the act of ceremony we mark important rites of passage, such a coming of age, moving home, anniversaries, marriages, births and death. No matter what nationality or faith, we all have our own ceremonies, rites and rituals that we perform at the time of ones death. 
A funeral service is a ceremony in which we say goodbye to someone who has died, we acknowledge, remember and celebrate their life.
The process of organising and taking part in a funeral service aids the grieving process by giving a focus to the loss of someone special and offers support to family and friends at a time when they are most vulnerable. ​By gathering together and sharing of stories, playing significant music; reading meaningful verses, singing, looking at photos and videos and reminiscing about our time together when they were alive, we begin the process of saying goodbye and accepting their death.

For many reasons, unlike the other important occasions in our lives, a funeral service is mostly unplanned major event. None of us know the circumstances, time, date or place of our death and so advanced planning for what we want to happen when we die, makes life easier for those we leave behind. Talking about our wishes doesn’t make our time come any faster. Begin planning today.

Introducing

Flaxton Park


Set in 10 acres surrounded by young native bush,

Flaxton Park serves as a peaceful and restful setting for its many functions and purposes. It is the working base of Gulliver & Tyler and performs many roles within the company and Canterbury Funerals.

The lounge chapel can hold a service for up to 25 people.


Flaxton Park is attended with a member of staff generally onsite 24 hours a day.
This means that loved ones are never entirely alone.

The property abounds with flora and fauna, both native and indigenous, creating a healing and restful place to commune. 

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Flaxton Park Funeral Home – Farewell Chapel.

  • Intimate private funeral and memorial services – up to 25 people
  • Committal services
  • Visitations – spending time together with your loved ones

We work with your beliefs, rites and rituals in relation to the cremation process.

Family vigils to accommodate religious and cultural beliefs.