Скачать или смотреть It was deathcare all along

This week on High Agency, we speak with Ngaio Davis, founder of KORU Cremation and a leader in the movement to reimagine deathcare.

Ngaio didn’t set out to transform an industry. It wasn’t until she discovered that deathcare could be community-centred, culturally grounded, and environmentally responsible that she felt an unexpected pull toward the work. Only then did she realize it had been part of her lineage all along.

Her great-grandmother was the woman her community called upon to lay out the dead, and Māori tangi traditions shaped her understanding of ritual, family, and the cycle of life.

In this conversation, Ngaio shares:
💥 Her unconventional path from carpentry to funeral service
💥 Why industrialized, “efficient” deathcare often leaves families disconnected
💥 How natural deathcare practices open the door to more meaningful involvement and agency
💥 The misconceptions people have about what’s allowed—and what’s actually possible

Here is an invitation to rethink a topic most of us avoid. Ngaio’s work challenges the norms of a highly regulated industry and shows what’s possible when we return to community, ritual, and respect for the earth.

If you’ve ever wondered what a more human, compassionate, and sustainable approach to death could look like, this is a conversation worth hearing.

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