Elderly ‘coffin club’ in New Zealand

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In Hastings, New Zealand, a unique "coffin club" has been formed for elderly members who build and personalise their own caskets. Despite the morbid-sounding activity, club meetings have maintained a lighthearted atmosphere. The morbid work even opens doors to lighthearted discussion of a serious topic. The club aims to empower people to plan the end of their lives, and spares their relatives the burden of rising funeral costs.
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  • @networktrailers
    @networktrailers21 күн бұрын

    Older People: wait, we can customize our coffin. Young people: 👁️👄👁️

  • @Max-nt7ho
    @Max-nt7ho21 күн бұрын

    Death is part of life. Admire them having the positive attitude & foresight to deal with it on their own terms. 👏

  • @Rixynator
    @Rixynator21 күн бұрын

    This is amazing and opens up creativity.

  • @HowToChangeName
    @HowToChangeName21 күн бұрын

    I thought its dark enough to have cemetery built right across nursing home

  • @becca-dn4vs
    @becca-dn4vs21 күн бұрын

    This is creeping me out…

  • @kameritekato6242
    @kameritekato624221 күн бұрын

    This is kinda sad and depresing

  • @abdullahvoice1
    @abdullahvoice121 күн бұрын

    They have courage to build their own coffee they must have prepared for life after the death.

  • @SyndicateOperative
    @SyndicateOperative21 күн бұрын

    Yeah, but they aren't going to get buried. That's insanely expensive here. They're getting cremated.

  • @hivemistressherguineapigfa8563
    @hivemistressherguineapigfa856318 күн бұрын

    Amazing! Can we have that in the UK, please?!😃

  • @bucketofbarnacles
    @bucketofbarnacles21 күн бұрын

    This is a wonderful thing. It may even make younger people treasure their time live more.

  • @markwatters6875
    @markwatters687520 күн бұрын

    Great idea. 👍🇦🇺

  • @mason2800
    @mason280020 күн бұрын

    Oh my goodness..

  • @EthanNYT2008
    @EthanNYT200820 күн бұрын

    This is very sad

  • @everythingisfine9988

    @everythingisfine9988

    6 күн бұрын

    Did you even watch the video? Everybody is smiling, being social and thoughtful of their families. This isn't sad, its beautiful

  • @KariRyan-hr2gp
    @KariRyan-hr2gp21 күн бұрын

    Amazing ❤

  • @mudshovel289
    @mudshovel28916 күн бұрын

    That’s just depressing. But who knows how we’re going to feel at that age. They seem to think it’s fun…ugh 😒 hopefully plenty more decades before I get like that

  • @ChopSuey-Dish
    @ChopSuey-Dish20 күн бұрын

    I live in China. Everything is miserable here, but no one dares to complain. Seriously if there is next life, I wish to be born in any other country, except China.

  • @xyliarcontreras
    @xyliarcontreras20 күн бұрын

    This is so beautifully human ♥️ I’d like to be planted in a tree when it’s my time

  • @rosalynnnguyen3648
    @rosalynnnguyen364821 күн бұрын

    I wonder if they do their own Coffin Dance

  • @irfansatrio4621
    @irfansatrio462121 күн бұрын

    Uh oh

  • @TapanThakur1964
    @TapanThakur196421 күн бұрын

    So they are digging their own graves?

  • @Kineticfallout
    @Kineticfallout20 күн бұрын

    If you’re from Ohio pls don’t call me zesty

  • @Rishabh-Dev
    @Rishabh-Dev21 күн бұрын

    I am 26 right now. And I don't wanna live past 60.

  • @maranatha5782

    @maranatha5782

    21 күн бұрын

    Cheer up 😆 Hope you are Christian and you will know that Jesus is on the way this evil earth will be changed to be joyful peaceful and excellent Blessed to righteous n merciful 🙏💖

  • @Simba______

    @Simba______

    21 күн бұрын

    @@maranatha5782 : When is He returning?

  • @Rishabh-Dev

    @Rishabh-Dev

    21 күн бұрын

    @@maranatha5782 No I am Hindu and waiting for Kalki. 😅 To press the factory reset button. Would be better for Jesus and Kalki to join forces together and fight evil all together.

  • @indiastillnotoilets

    @indiastillnotoilets

    21 күн бұрын

    Simple, just remain in Mumbai. You're welcome! 😉

  • @Rishabh-Dev

    @Rishabh-Dev

    21 күн бұрын

    @@indiastillnotoilets What were you doing with the Pigs?

  • @davidb2206
    @davidb220620 күн бұрын

    I would love to do this. I wanted to buy a casket off Amazon and keep it in my bedroom, ready to go, but they weigh 300 pounds which I could not move into the house by myself or around the room. How long before the New Zealand morticians lobby for a "law" to prevent these guys from making their own caskets? They must hate the competition. That's what they would do in the U.S. The national association would buy off enough congress members to stop it. United States of Corruption, thanks to $$ and lobbyists.

  • @jagdishchand2006
    @jagdishchand200621 күн бұрын

    Sorry SCMP, for not covering news from MisterBig’s country Bharat (India)

  • @nancymarshall6014
    @nancymarshall601420 күн бұрын

    Morbid.

  • @arnoldthegreat4138
    @arnoldthegreat413821 күн бұрын

    not cool bro

  • @Hkchinese888
    @Hkchinese88821 күн бұрын

    Are you sick of something? Go make a surf board.

  • @isleephungry

    @isleephungry

    21 күн бұрын

    we make BBQ🔥😋😍

  • @Hkchinese888

    @Hkchinese888

    20 күн бұрын

    @@isleephungry you should build more toilet

  • @nicholasfooong.

    @nicholasfooong.

    20 күн бұрын

    Ta made

  • @MultiverseRaidenClan
    @MultiverseRaidenClan21 күн бұрын

    Nothing better than hearing their sickening accent.

  • @ryuugaeisen8946

    @ryuugaeisen8946

    21 күн бұрын

    Sickening???

  • @Simba______

    @Simba______

    21 күн бұрын

    Depressing content.

  • @courtly5982

    @courtly5982

    21 күн бұрын

    ​@@Simba______indeed

  • @courtly5982

    @courtly5982

    21 күн бұрын

    this guy has a taiwan mandarin accent 😂😂. The gayest accent ever

  • @pinkylean9193

    @pinkylean9193

    21 күн бұрын

    Isn't China bias against Australia right now? I imagine the government is teaching that to their citizens. Last I heard, China isn't trading with Australia anymore. Even though I understand that this is New Zealand.