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Katikati is a town located in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island between Tauranga and Waihī. The Uretara Stream flows next to the town and into the northern end of Tauranga Harbour. The area was first settled by tangata whenua, and the following marae can be found nearby; • Te Rereatukahia marae located in Katikati. The principal hapū is Ngāi Tamawhariua of Ngāi Te Rangi i...
We will never know the name of everyone buried in this cemetery as official records have either been lost or were never kept. The information on this page is part of an ongoing project by historian Debbie McCauley and is from her website at this link: . This northern point of the Te Papa peninsula was once the site of Ngāti Tapu's busy Ōtamataha Pā. In 1828, a raid by Ngāti Maru from the Thame...
Kawakawa is a small town in the Bay of Islands area of the Northland Region of New Zealand. The town developed with the mining of coal, which was discovered there in 1861. Kawakawa Cemetery, Whiteman Road, Kawakawa
Foxton is a town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand - on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Palmerston North and just north of Levin. The town is located close to the banks of the Manawatu River. It is situated on State Highway 1, roughly in the middle between Tongariro National Park and Wellington. Foxton was named afte...
In 1851 G. A. Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, licensed Octavius Mathias, Vicar of St. Michael’s, to be in charge of Riccarton. In 1852, for 600 pounds, Mathias purchased Rural Section 160 covering 200 acres. He conveyed 20 acres to the Anglican Church for St. Peter’s church, a vicarage and a Sunday School. Land was reserved for a burial ground and glebe. The cemetery predated the parish. English...
The cemetery is in District Road, Green Island, Dunedin.
Papakura Cemetery is located at 298 Great South Rd, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand. Entrance to Cemetery is on Opaheke Road.
Hūkerenui is a small settlement on State Highway One, approx 30kms north of Whangarei. The Hūkerenui Cemetery is located near the Mid Northern Rugby Football clubrooms.
Ōropi Cemetery is located near the Ōropi Hall (city side) on the opposite side of the road. This is about 11km from the corner of the Oropi turn off and Highway 29. The earliest date recorded is for Olivia Emily Kensington who died on 30 September 1897, aged 76. A Roll of Honour commemorating men from the Ōropi district who fought in World War I and World War II can be found on the front of ...
The Hamilton West Cemetery was open for burials from 1869, with the last burial in 1927. However, it was not until 1975 that it was registered with the Ministry of Health as a closed cemetery and is now protected as a reserve under the District Plan and the Reserves Act 1977. Records indicate that there are 1,659 interments within the 8092 square metre area.The cemetery is located at Willoughby...
Mount Taupiri is a hill at the southern end of the Taupiri Range in the Waikato. The highest peak in the range, it rises to 288 metres above sea level and overlooks Taupiri township immediately to its south. Mount Taupiri is a sacred mountain and burial ground for the Waikato tribe of the Māori peopleThe present-day burial ground is directly above State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk...
The Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery was opened in 1850. John Williams, who died on 18 December 1850 two days after the arrival of the First Four Ships, was the first person buried there and this is recorded in the church register transcripts.The earliest tombstone found concerns a death on 16 March 1851. The cemetery was also known as the Lyttelton Public Cemetery. There is a separate cemetery with...
Pāterangi Cemetery is located at the junction of Sing Road and Pāterangi Road, about 7 kilometres north west of Te Awamutu.
Temuka Cemetery was started in 1868. The Temuka Cemetery portion of the Timaru District database has some records not recorded because one of the burial registers was badly damaged in one of the floods a few years ago, many of the early Catholic burials are missing. Location: 2 Murray Street, Temuka: Corner of Murray St. and Domain Ave. 2 Murray Street, Temuka. Drive along Domain Avenue and ju...
Kaiapoi Public Cemetery opened in 1884. Lots were drawn to allot the sections for each denomination. Located on the corner of Adderley Terrace and Island Road, Kaiapoi. Source: Gravestone Inscriptions
The first building constructed in 1859 served as a Church, Sunday school and Headmaster’s residence. A wooden church was built in 1864 and the present building was opened in 1911. Woodend might almost be described as a Wesleyan settlement. The founders of the church arrived in Woodend in 1857-58. Closed for burials. Source: Waimakariri District Council
St Peters Anglican Church has been at the corner of Church Street and Ōnehunga Mall since 1848. A wooden church was replaced by a new church in 1930, shifting the old building back for a tower and chancel, designed by D B Patterson. The new church was consecrated in June 1931, but the foundation stone was laid a year before with Masonic ceremony, with corn scattered over the stone by Provincial...
Established in 1873, Thames’ Tararu Cemetery is managed by Thames Coromandel District Council and is the last resting place for many of Thames’ pioneers. Perched on a hill above the Pacific Coast Highway, Tararu Cemetery has a 180-degree view of the Firth of Thames.
Situated just across the road from Waimate Old Cemetery Notable burials: Rt. Hon. Norman Kirk (29th Prime Minister of New Zealand).
When the Rangiora Anglican Cemetery was denied as a resting place for non-conformists, the other denominations acquired land in East Belt. John Macfarlane donated a section for the Presbyterians, George Booth for the Free Methodists, and the Baptists collected and bought the adjacent section for their use. It is now closed for burials. Many of the surrounds have been removed and the tombstones ...
The small town of Kaponga was settled by Europeans in 1882, and has strong Swiss connections. The cemetery is located in Fitzgerald Avenue, off the main highway, Kaponga and there are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here.
Also known as Hunterville Cemetery, Rangatira Cemetery is on Murimotu Road, Hunterville in the Rangitikei District.There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and one of the 1939-1945 war here.
Taupiri is a small township of about 450 people on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is overlooked by Taupiri mountain.Taupiri Cemetery is located on Gordonton Road in Taupiri, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. Nearby is Taupiri mountain, the sacred burial ground for the Waikato tribes of the Māori people.
Woodlands is a small town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island on the banks of the Waihopai River. It is northeast of Invercargill between Dacre and Longbush. Other nearby settlements are Rakahouka to the northwest and Rimu and Waituna to the south. Source: Woodlands Cemetery: 18 km from Invercargill. When travelling North on State Highway 1 the turn-off to Cemetery Road is t...
One of the earliest cemeteries in the Whangārei District. Opened in 1882 and closed in 1946, the cemetery is the last resting place of over 800 of the earliest residents of Whangārei. Initially the cemetery was well used but by the 1930's it had become overgrown and neglected. In 1961, the Council of the time applied for an Act of Parliament to remove the headstones for easier maintenance, whic...