Today, from his Office at Legacy Funerals in Hamilton New Zealand Embalmers Association President, Jordan Goss expressed his delight at news that a Diploma course in Embalming has been approved by ...

She treats her eight-hour job both as a science and an art—but one with an unforgiving “deadline.” On a typical workday, May Cardenas, a 28-year-old biology graduate of the University of the ...

All embalmers who work at licensed funeral parlours will have to be registered They must also attend a basic infection control course The National Environment Agency has received feedback on 4 cases ...

For years a hairdresser, Janet Officer has now changed career to use her skills as an embalmer. Women's Editor Sarah Foster speaks to Janet and her boss and finds out why they feel their work is a ...

The process of embalming begins with a touch. Hidden behind a pair of gloves, the warmth of the embalmer’s hands meets the cold stiff flesh of the dead. This final massage loosens up the cadaver’s ...