‘The most difficult time of my life’ or ‘COVID’s gift to me’? Differential Experiences of Covid-19 Funerary Restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealand

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aut.relation.journalMortalityen_NZ
aut.researcherTunufa'I, Laumua
dc.contributor.authorLong, NJen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTunufa’i, Len_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAikman, PJen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAppleton, NSen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorDavies, SGen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorDeckert, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFehoko, Een_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHolroyd, Een_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJivraj, Nen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorLaws, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Anatias, Nen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPukepuke, Ren_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRoguski, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Nen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSterling, Ren_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-31T23:57:34Z
dc.date.available2022-10-31T23:57:34Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_NZ
dc.date.issued2022en_NZ
dc.description.abstractIn 2020, the government of Aotearoa New Zealand imposed some of the most stringent funerary restrictions in the world as part of its efforts to eliminate COVID-19. This article explores how people experienced this situation, asking why restrictions that some described as precipitating ‘the most difficult time of their lives’ were described by others as a ‘relief’, ‘blessing’, or ‘gift’. Much existing literature frames funerary restrictions as a distressing assault upon established ways of grieving to which mourners must try to adapt – and in Aotearoa, both the stringency of the restrictions and the means by which they had been imposed did lead to many people finding them challenging. However, for those with ambivalent pre-existing feelings regarding their funerary traditions – such as many in the Samoan diaspora – COVID-19 restrictions afforded both a reprieve from burdensome practices and a much-welcomed opportunity to reimagine their traditions. Funerary restrictions, though disruptive, are thereby shown to have generative potential.
dc.identifier.citationMortality, DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2022.2049527
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13576275.2022.2049527en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1357-6275en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1469-9885en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15572
dc.languageenen_NZ
dc.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13576275.2022.2049527
dc.rights© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectCoronavirus; Death; Funerals; Lockdown; Pandemic; Samoans
dc.title‘The most difficult time of my life’ or ‘COVID’s gift to me’? Differential Experiences of Covid-19 Funerary Restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealanden_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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