Our Team
H Morris has carefully chosen a team of people who understand what really matters when somebody dies. They understand the value of a meaningful funeral, whatever that may look like to your family. Each staff member brings a unique background, different skills and attributes to the team, our mix of staff and personalities means we have just the right person to care for your family when you need a funeral director.
The team at H Morris are skilled professionals and are supported by ongoing training and continuing education programmes. We are members of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, meaning we adhere to a strict code of conduct and code of ethics, ensuring families can have peace of mind that their loved one, and they themselves, will be treated with the highest standard of care.
To find out more about the professional care our team offers, please click here or phone H Morris Funeral Services.
Danielle Halliday
Location Manager
Danielle has extensive experience with a number of customer service focussed organisations and is a proven leader, skilled motivator and problem solver. Danielle started her leadership journey in the British Military as an Intelligence Analyst for the Royal Air Force. A move to New Zealand in 2007 saw her move into the not-for-profit sector in roles as a Project and Marketing Manager and, more recently, as the National Community Sport Manager for Gymnastics New Zealand. Danielle has a strong sense of service and feels privileged to be able to support the families that come to H Morris in such difficult circumstances.
Dean Maxted
Assistant Manager & Funeral Director
Dean is a registered Funeral Director with FDANZ, and brings an interesting career mix to the job; previously qualified as a mechanic, he gained a Bachelor’s degree in English and Sociology and then spent 20 years as a Grip in the film and television industry.After doing this job for just on 7 years now, is naïve enough and just hopeful enough to believe that we matter; that in our sometimes short, sometimes long lives, we mean something to someone. A family man himself with two young boys, Dean is intuitive in looking after the families providing a service that enables them to mourn and celebrate appropriately. Dean does his job for the self-evident reason that we die, and that we matter, and that we care.
Jan Cairncross
Funeral Director
Jan brings a wide range of life skills and experience to the team, including qualifications in massage therapy and experience working for the University of Auckland School of Medicine. Jan has a busy and energetic home life on the North Shore with her husband and school age children. Her calm and capable manner is appreciated by the families she cares for. Funeral directing is something that Jan thought about for quite some time before deciding to take the opportunity to work in the industry. This careful consideration is an example of her planning skills and attention to detail.
Adie Lecky
Funeral Director
Adie is a caring and approachable person, with many layers to her personality. Predominantly working in health care, a move into a funeral directing role was an easy transition for her. Job satisfaction is high on her list and as a funeral director Adie understands the need to create a seamless experience and an appropriate funeral that will encompass the dignity of the people we love and also assist with closure for her families. Outside of her working life Adie is a keen musician, playing a number of instruments and currently in a very sought-after band. You could also find Adie at the 19th hole of the golf course. With good intentions to get out and have a game - a busy life often prevents that. Often it is a toss up between golf and fishing….fishing tends to be the winner.
Shayne Harper
Funeral Director
Shayne has a wide range of experiences including airlines, aged care and nursing. This has helped to shaped him into the kind, caring, compassionate funeral director he is today. Shayne has a deep passion for people and strives to help those who have lost a loved one to celebrate and honour them in ways that reflect their true self. Shayne also has a passion for the gym, swimming, travel, and anything that has him enjoy the great outdoors.
Charn Jones
Embalmer & Funeral Director Assistant
Charn is currently training as an embalmer and assistant funeral director. Her attention to detail, an important attribute in her new position, was honed in her previous role as administrator extraordinaire for a large corporate before joining our H Morris family.
Charn is an avid reader and also a budding writer of thriller fiction. As a student of German, she will soon be able to offer our client families a second language.
Rebecca Fort
Embalmer & Funeral Director Assistant
Rebecca joined H Morris the beginning of 2017 and has always been interested in working for the funeral industry. She has a bachelor in Health Science and previously worked as a registered nurse with a focus on helping families and young people. Nursing and a background in makeup artistry allows Rebecca to provide a subtle but skilled presentation of the deceased. Rebecca is married and lives in Whangaparaoa Peninsula with her husband and cat.
Rebecca Nopera-Boyd
Embalmer & Funeral Director Assistant
Ko Tahwitirahi Te Maunga
Ko Mamari Te Waka
Ko Te Aupouri me Ngati Tuwharetoa Te Iwi
No Te Kao me Turangi ahau
Hei aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata
He tangata
He tangata
Nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa
Ko Rebecca Nopera-Boyd toku ingoa
After spending 8 years in Australia, Rebecca and her family returned to New Zealand so that she could pursue her career as an Embalmer after having previously worked in Australia as a Funeral Directors Assistant. Rebecca brings to H Morris and her community her enthusiasm of Tikanga and Whakawhanaungatanga with the hope that she can share and deliver the same understanding of the industry to the next generation and the wider community.
