FRANCIS & KAIORA TIPENE

Stars of ‘The Casketeers’

Francis and Kaiora Tipene discuss their journey from funeral directors to international television stars on their groundbreaking series ‘The Casketeers’

When Francis and Kaiora Tipene agreed to take part in a new television series centred entirely around them and their Auckland based funeral business they could never have imagined the impact they would have – firstly throughout New Zealand and now thanks to Netflix, around the world. The hit series ‘The Casketeers’ has helped to break down taboos and reshape people’s ideas around death. This is their story – Francis and Kaiora Tipene – Indigenous 100.