Allan PickeringCOMPANY DIRECTOR
FUNERAL DIRECTOR Born and raised in Wairoa, eldest son of Ken and May Pickering. Allan was proudly schooled at North Clyde and later at Wairoa College, leaving school at the age of 15 to take a position as an apprentice Cabinet Maker. On completion of his apprenticeship Allan moved to Australia where he remained for 12 years. He met his wife Annette during this time. In 1981 Allan had an opportunity to return home to Wairoa and work as a Funeral Director and Cabinet Maker for Bill James, who Allan eventually brought the business from in 1990. Since this time, Allan has continued to grow the business upgrading the small original 20 seat chapel into a 100 seat capacity chapel, and erecting a purpose built mortuary on the premises. Allan has worked tirelessly for the Wairoa community over the last 30 years, for the most part taking care of Wairoa’s funeral needs by himself, as well as maintaining the cabinet making side of the business which is still operating today. Allan has been a committee member of the Wairoa Racing Club for the last 20 years and is a member of Lodge Waikaremoana.
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Michael PickeringCOMPANY DIRECTOR
FUNERAL DIRECTOR - NZ Dip FD, NZ Dip Emb, MNZEA Michael was born in Wairoa, he attended St Joseph’s Primary School, before going on to Wairoa College. Michael first worked in the family business after school, washing the vehicles and cleaning the cabinet making workshop. After high school, he left Wairoa for a brief time to study, before returning to Wairoa to work in the business as an apprentice Cabinet Maker and slowly progressing into the funeral care side. In 2015 Michael graduated with the New Zealand Diploma in Funeral Directing and in 2017 completed his Funeral industry qualifications with the New Zealand Diploma in Embalming where he was awarded the Noel McNee Memorial Trophy for Top Practical Embalmer. Michael enjoys working with families and helping them through their times of need. His empathetic nature, organizational skills and attention to detail make him ideally suited to the Funeral Directing role. Michael is married to his wife Kathleen and in his spare time he enjoys the great outdoors that Wairoa has to offer, including hunting and trout fishing. Michael is also an active member of the Wairoa Athletic Rugby Football Club where he is currently the Club President.
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