In Loving Memory of Richard Matthews

$104,155 donated
Given by 293 generous donors in 4 weeks

An avenue for Rich’s friends and colleagues to gift financial support to his family.

Wellington

Richard Matthews (Rich) passed away on Wednesday 9 February. He was a devoted and loving father to Eva and Oli, and a beloved member of the Weta community, having been with us since 2012. He was also known by so many of us from before this time, having worked on many New Zealand film and tv productions. His humour, generosity of heart, and calm demeanour will be deeply missed by our whānau.

We have set up this page for those of us who knew Rich to show our love and support by donating to his family at this difficult time.

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Message from Miranda, Ollie & Eva  18 March 2022

Kia ora e te whānau,

I wanted to take a moment and say a heartfelt thankyou for everyones' incredible generosity and support. It's a challenging time in the world right now….but right here on this page in Aotearoa all I see is people standing together with aroha and kindness. The true meaning of community. We’re utterly heart broken but we feel your support and the sharing of your grief has lifted us up through this difficult time.

Richie was a very special kind of person and we can see through the comments how he affected you all with his kind and cheeky ways. The kids have found it so helpful to read your thoughts of who their dad was to all of you - I hope we can continue to tell Richie stories for years to come. The words which keep coming up are warm, kind, heart, funny, supportive. He was all of that and more.

It feels like the world is a little less bright without him in it but just know he's up there somewhere throwing a “blue steel” your way followed by that beautiful smile and gentle chuckle.

Arohanui,

Miranda, Ollie & Eva.

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Tim and Nicola
Tim and Nicola on 10 Mar 2022
With all our love and heartfelt sympathies x
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Guest Donor on 07 Mar 2022
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Guest Donor on 05 Mar 2022
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Jay
Jay on 27 Feb 2022
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Ivy
Ivy on 25 Feb 2022
Rich, you touched so many lives with your kind heart, As so many of these messages show you had such an impact on so many lives, Every single one of us felt like you saw us, that when you checked on us you really cared how we were doing. I will cherish my handwritten card from you always. Thank you Rich's family for including the weta family in Rich's memorial, it meant so much to me.
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This campaign started on 10 Feb 2022 and ended on 10 Mar 2022.