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Episode 1
Tears of the people, like rain from the heavens -
Episode 2
Although it is small, it is precious -
Episode 3
People pass away, but the land remains forever -
Episode 4
My young tōtara has been broken -
Episode 5
Farewell oh son, the morning tide is yours, the evening tide is mine -
Episode 6
Be it small, it is an act of generosity
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Episode 1
Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea -
Episode 2
My prized albatross plume is drenched by the mists of sorrow -
Episode 3
The tip of the moon has broken away -
Episode 4
My love for you will never wane -
Episode 5
A child's love for their father is beyond compare -
Episode 6
A great mountain can be ascended, but not a great man -
Episode 7
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people -
Episode 8
As one frond dies, another frond rises to take its place
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Episode 1
Courage has many resting places -
Episode 2
Words can't express how much I love you -
Episode 3
Farewell to you, I shall return home -
Episode 4
A white heron of a single flight -
Episode 5
A person of great endurance -
Episode 6
Every star has its own luminance -
Episode 7
People are precious -
Episode 8
Man is not like the weathered branch of the tītoki, he lives on through his descendents
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Episode 1
The sun shines as I shed a tear -
Episode 2
Sleep the never ending sleep -
Episode 3
This is the day that tears are shed -
Episode 4
A constant love, a never ending love -
Episode 5
A human bond can never be severed -
Episode 6
Love surrounds us -
Episode 7
In life, in death, your family is everything -
Episode 8
Like the mighty Maire in the forest
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Episode 1
The sun shines as I shed a tear -
Episode 2
Connections between people cannot be severed whereas those of a canoe-rope can -
Episode 3
Gloom and sorrow prevail, day and night -
Episode 4
Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us -
Episode 5
Love received demands love returned -
Episode 6
The cycle is complete -
Episode 7
When the fern frond dies, another rises in its place -
Episode 8
When a shoal of maomao passes seaward of Nukutaurua, they will never return
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Episode 1
If a reed stands by itself it may break, but if in a group, it will be unbreakable -
Episode 2
You shall be mourned by those you leave behind -
Episode 3
A full cycle is completed -
Episode 4
Let us stay close together, not far apart -
Episode 5
When the fern frond dies, another grows to take its place -
Episode 6
Let us mourn their passing, for it is permanent. Not like that of the moon, set to rise again -
Episode 7
Connections between people cannot be severed, whereas those of a canoe-rope can -
Episode 8
Hold fast to your beliefs, look toward the horizons of the sea
The Casketeers 2018
5.6HD6 Seasons
Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of their business and into this little-explored but vital service, where our culture's last taboo is being addressed with dignity and aroha.
