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St Ninian's Presbyterian Church in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, was built in 1859.
The earliest burial in the St Ninian's Church Graveyard was in July 1873. The deceased was Rev. David Hamilton who died from exposure and drowning in the Waitakere Ranges on his way to Presbyterian services in Huia and Whatipu. The latest burial was in 1974.
Some notable burials:
- Jessie Eva Hort Huxham MacKenzie, the famed "Danish Princess" of considerable fame, including a bit of the television programme Epitaph, and her husband Rev. Alexander MacKenzie, who created the legend.
- Members of the Heron family, connected with workers at the Glenburn brickyard.
- Members of the Ingram family, who donated the Ingram Memorial windows to St Ninian's
- Rev. David Hamilton - first burial in the cemetery
See also: https://sites.google.com/site/stniniansofavondale/digitalcemetery