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Ryland JAMES

New Zealand's 'Coffin Clubs' Bury Taboos About Death

Kevin Heyward poses next to his Austin car coffin that he made at the Coffin Club’s workshop (Credit: AFP)

It's a task of grave importance, but there's nothing to stop New Zealanders having a laugh as they work on DIY caskets in the country's "coffin clubs".

Elderly club members meet for cups of tea, a bit of banter, and to literally put the final nail in one-of-a-kind coffins that will carry them to their eternal resting place.

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