Passed away peacefully at Karadean, Oxford, on March 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving girls, aged 98 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Brian, most precious and dearly loved Mum and mother-in-law of Dawn and Brian, Pauline and Tony, Marlene and Griff, Kay and Graham.  Adored Nanny of Vanessa, Martin, and Sheree; Leanne, Tania, Steve, and Niki; Tina, Jason, Shannon, and Gemma; Michael, and Ashlee, and their partners, and loved Nanny to all her great-grandchildren.
                            "Mum, you will forever be in our hearts"

Messages may be addressed to:  The family of the late Ngaire Barrett, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. Sincere thanks to the wonderful staff at Karadean for all the love and support given to our Queen Ngaire. In lieu of flowers, donations to Oxford St John Ambulance would be appreciated, and may be made at the service. The funeral service for Ngaire will be held in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Main Street, Oxford, on Friday, April 4, at 2.00pm, followed by the interment at Oxford Cemetery.    To view a livestream of the service, please go to lambandhayward.co.nz/obituaries, and click on the link in Ngaire's obituary.