Flower delivery to Westport (Kawatiri)

Buller Health and the O'Conor Home

Buller Health at 46B Cobden Street is the local public hospital and health centre. We have not found a published flower rule for it, so ring ahead and include the patient's full name. The O'Conor Memorial Home at 190 Queen Street provides aged residential care; put the resident's name and room on the order and choose an arrangement in its own vase.

Funerals in Buller

Orowaiti Cemetery on Utopia Road is the Westport cemetery open for interments, one of four council cemeteries in Buller. Hagedorns Buller Funeral Services has its office and chapel at 123 Derby Street. The business began in 1897, when FW Hagedorn & Sons, Westport cabinet-makers, started making coffins. Flowers for a service are normally sent to the funeral home or the family; our sympathy flower guide explains the customs, and Te Taha o Te Awa Marae, which belongs to Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, may host a tangihanga (see our tangihanga guide).

Rain, drought and floods

Westport gets heavy Tasman Sea rainfall in every month, yet is often prone to drought. The town is also prone to serious flooding, notably in 2021 and February 2022. In bad weather, roads can be affected and deliveries may take longer, so order early and add a phone number so the florist can reach the recipient. The only road to Karamea runs north from Westport, so addresses up that way need extra time.

Parks and the coast

Council parks in town include Victoria Square on Brougham Street, Kilkeny Park, Rayner Park and the Westport Public Domain. Nearby, Cape Foulwind and Tauranga Bay with its large fur seal colony draw visitors. For other West Coast towns, see Greymouth or our West Coast region page.

Who to address it to

For a funeral, flowers can go to Hagedorns Buller Funeral Services at 123 Derby Street, where the office and chapel are. For a resident of the O'Conor Memorial Home on Queen Street, write their full name and room. For addresses north towards Karamea, remember there is only one road, and allow extra time if the weather has been bad.

Places flowers often go in Westport

Hospitals

• Buller Health

Rest homes and care

• The O'Conor Memorial Home

Funeral homes

• Hagedorns Buller Funeral Services

Cemeteries

• Orowaiti Cemetery

Put the recipient’s ward, room or the funeral director’s name on the order so the florist can find them.