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Aotearoa · 2026

Sharing passwords after death is illegal in New Zealand. Aftr gives your executor verified, legal access to everything that matters.

So the people you love are not left not knowing where to start.

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End-to-end encrypted in NZ3 of 5 guardian quorumIRD-ready
From your father · 14 March 2031Letter · 03 of 28
From his Life Story · Released after verified loss

I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to start this. I still don't know.

Everything is in the Vault. The accounts, the passwords, the insurance. I organised it properly. Finally. I recorded some things into the Life Story too. Things I kept meaning to say and never quite did. Don't rush to listen. But when you're ready, it's all there.

I'm proud of you. More than I ever said. That's the one thing I'd change.

Dad
Released after verified lossAftr · sealed
Zero-knowledge encryption
3 of 5 guardian quorum
Legal executor access on death
Export your vault any time

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Aftr is in its first chapter.

We are taking on a small group of Founding Members who help us build the rest. Honest about what is rough, generous with what we offer. Your founding price is locked in for as long as you are with us.

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Aftr is for people who care about what they leave behind.

Parent

You have young children and want them looked after if something happens to you.

Executor

Someone has asked you to manage their affairs, and you want to understand what that means.

Older adult

You want everything in order so your family isn't left guessing.

01 Getting started

Ten minutes is enough to begin.

No paperwork, no perfect information. Start with what you know, and add to it over time.

1

Start with what you know

Add one bank account, one password, or a single wish. There's no minimum. The Vault holds whatever you're ready to put in it.

Memory Vault1 item added
■Bank accountsaved
□Add another item…
2

Invite a guardian

Choose one person you trust. They don't need to do anything yet. They're there for when the time comes.

Life Guardiansinvite sent
SR
Sarah R.
Invitation accepted
✓
3

Your family has what they need

When the time comes, your guardians release the plan. Your executor gets verified, legal access. Your family finds the accounts, the instructions, and the words you left behind.

Estate releasedverified
▮Executor access verified
▮Vault unlocked
▮Life Story delivered
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02 What's inside

Seven quiet things, looked after.

01 · Memory Vault

Every credential, document, and key. All sealed.

KiwiSaver, bank accounts, passwords, documents.

Encrypted at rest
02 · Life Guardians

The trusted few who unlock the estate.

Quorum of 3 of 5
03 · Bookshelf

The words you never got to say, delivered when you choose.

Held sealed · released on your terms
04 · Executor Playbooks

Step-by-step, so the family knows what to do first.

Clear steps for any executor
05 · Family Tree

One kinship record, shared across the whole family.

Cross-generational · invite-only
06 · Life Story

A memoir in your own voice, for people not yet born.

The emotional centrepiece
07 · Handoff Plan

A step-by-step checklist for the days after.

IRD, bank accounts, KiwiSaver, and applying for probate. Everything in one place.

Clear steps, nothing missed
03 The Family Tree

Not your tree. The family's.

Most family trees are a private file, maintained by one person, and lost when they're gone. On Aftr, the tree belongs to everyone in it. Every member sees their place, can add a name, a date, a photograph. The record stays alive across generations.

Add yourself to the tree
Whitcombe / Whaitiri · since 189814 LIVING · 9 PASSED
G·1 · 1898G·2 · 1932G·3 · 1971G·4 · 2008HWHēnare ▶1898–1972life story · 4 hrsMWMereana1903–1989TWTāne1932–2018JWJoan ▶b. 1948 · livingRWRobertb. 1952 · livingRHRāwirib. 1971JCJames (you) ▶b. 1973ĀWĀwhinab. 1976HCHana ▶b. 1979TATe Arohab. 1981MHMīriab. 2008BCBenb. 2012RWRubyb. 2015ICIrisb. 2017SASamb. 2020contributed to by 9 of 14 living members · last entry 2 days ago
One tree · every member sees their place↻ Updated 2 days ago
04 The Life Story

A memoir, in your own voice, for people not yet born.

Add a voice note on a Sunday. A photo from forty years ago. A memory before it fades. Aftr weaves it into a permanent narrative, shared with your family when the time is right.

Recording a voice note at home
I. When the time comesMemoir
Chapter Three · Tairua, 1983

The summer Dad built the bach

The summer the bach went up, my father was forty-two and had never built anything more ambitious than a letterbox…

284 pagesVoice · printed · audio · ePub
II. While you're aliveStudio · 14 entries

You add to it. Voice, photos, memories. As often or rarely as you like.

68 minutes · last entry on Sunday
RECORDED · 12 APR · TAIRUA
The summer Dad built the bach
“Mum drove us up on a Friday, the boot full of nails the wrong length…”
SCRAPBOOK · 22 MAR
Wedding day, 1979
4 photos added. “The best day of my life, and I wore the wrong tie.”
RECORDED · 28 MAR
How I met your mother (the real version)
“It was at a wedding I almost didn't go to. The taxi was forty minutes late.”
RECORDED · 06 MAR
What I'd want you to know about money
“Three things I learned the hard way, and one your grandfather knew that I didn't.”
PROMPT · NEXT SUNDAY
Tell me about your first job.
Voice, photos, memories. Add however feels right.Record
Released to your family when the time comes
Can be printed as a book at additional cost.
05 The problem

When someone dies, their family hits a wall.

I

A locked phone

II

Words left unsaid

III

A password no one can find

IV

An executor with no access

A kitchen table in a family home
A couple at home
“We thought we were preparing for the worst. What it actually felt like, when we finished, was relief. A little like writing a long letter to people we love.”
06 Membership

A premium service. Priced honestly.

No free tier. No advertising. No selling of data. Aftr is funded by the families who use it.

Founding Member pricingYou're joining Aftr at the beginning. These are our founding member prices, locked until 1 September 2026.

You don't have to do all of it today. The first ten minutes are enough.

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$89NZD/yr
aftr. Annual
excl. tax · cancel anytime

For a household putting things in order for the first time. Renews each year, on the date you joined.

  • Vault storage, unlimited items
  • Guardian network, Bookshelf, Family Tree
  • Life Story, Executor Playbooks
  • Verified executor access on death
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$899NZD
aftr. Lifetime
once · excl. tax

One payment. Held for your lifetime, and the lifetime of your plan, including a printed memoir for your family when the time comes.

  • Everything in Annual, never billed again
  • One printed hardcover memoir included
  • Priority support for you and your Guardians
  • Verified executor access on death
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Feature comparison between Annual and Lifetime plans
FeatureAnnualLifetime
Vault storage✓✓
Guardian network✓✓
Life Story✓✓
Verified executor access✓✓
Priority support–✓
30-day free trial✓–

Memberships are billed in NZD and managed directly by Aftr Limited. You can cancel an annual membership at any time before renewal. Lifetime memberships are a one-time payment with no further charges.

07 Considered questions

The questions worth asking.

About the product
Is sharing passwords after death really illegal?
In most places, yes. Accessing accounts using the credentials of a deceased person without proper legal authority can violate computer fraud laws, even with the best intentions. Aftr gives your executor a verified, documented, legal pathway.
What stops Aftr from reading my Vault?
End-to-end encryption with keys derived on your device. We genuinely cannot read what's inside. The Vault is sealed by your passphrase and a Guardian quorum. Neither alone is enough, and Aftr the company holds neither.
Is this a will? Do I still need a lawyer?
Aftr is not a will, and we don't pretend to be. We sit alongside one, holding the operational detail: passwords, accounts, instructions, the things a will cannot list. For a will itself, work with the lawyer you already have.
About security
What happens if Aftr, the company, goes away?
Annual members are notified with a year-long export window. We've planned for our own ending, the same way we ask you to.
About what happens after
How do you verify that someone has died?
A Life Guardian opens a release request, attaches a death certificate or official documentation, and a quorum of your other Guardians attests. The Vault then opens to them, and never to us. The exact procedure is in your Executor Playbook, and rehearsable while you're alive.
What does my family pay, after I'm gone?
Nothing. The release of your estate is included in your membership (annual or lifetime), and your family gets the printed memoir, all the documents, and a year of read-only access at no further cost.
Is the Life Story really written by AI? Does it sound like me?
Your recordings are the source. The narrative is stitched from your words: phrasing, idiom, pause, rhythm. You read every chapter before it's sealed. Nothing is invented, and nothing leaves the chapter unless you've signed off on it. After your death, your family receives only chapters you approved.

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For when you're ready

You don't have to do all of it today.
The first ten minutes are enough.

Begin with whatever's lightest: the Vault, a single Life Story recording, the first names on the Family Tree. The plan builds itself over time.

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