Passed away unexpectedly in Greymouth on September 4, 2026, aged 50.
Dearly loved partner of Megan Tahapeehi, much loved and cherished Dad of Manu, and Taine,
dearly loved son of Carol & John, loved son-in-law of Judy & Brownie,
loved brother and brother-in-law of Phill & Kat, loved brother-in-law of Brendon & Michelle Pongia,
and Quentin (deceased) & Sue Pongia, loved uncle of Maia, Hayden, Ava, Maia, and Armani,
loved cousin of Amie, Meagan, Craig, and Rebecca & Paul,
a great mate of many who will be sadly missed.
Messages to 7 Josephine Street, Greymouth 7805
or 18 Anderson Street, Reefton 7830.
A Service to celebrate Jono’s life will be held in Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
Tainui Street on Friday the 11th of September at 1.30pm.
Jono will then be laid to rest at Burkes Creek Cemetery in Reefton.
Rest easy Jonathan – its been a long time but you were and will continue to be deeply loved and missed.
Megan, Manu & Taine
So sorry to hear of Jono’s passing
Such a lovely, fun guy, who is going to be missed by you all and the wider community
Treasure all the wonderful memories you have and look after each other during this difficult time
Megan – it was lovely catching up recently with you and Jono, lots of laughs, chatting bout our youth, basketball days, kids and life in general
Love to you all
Phil & Michele Wilkins
To Megan, Manu, Taine & family
My heart goes out to you all. Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Love to you all
Sharon Smith
Our thoughts and love to you Megan and Family . We’re so sorry to hear of your loss .
Love Clare and Tony Lomax
Condolences to the family, Jono was a great guy, had so many good memories back at Runanga League
Gone too soon!!!! Rip Jono