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Location Information==This cemetery is in Domain Avenue, Timaru. There are separate areas for services' interments.==Historical Information==There are 7 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 18 of the 1939-1945 war here. Read more about the cemetery, including a list of those those buried, here (CWGC)== Cemetery Search
Park Island Cemetery, in Napier, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand, was purchased in 1910 and the first burials were recorded in 1917.At the time the cemetery opened, its location was well beyond the town boundary. Access was by a road formed across the tidal Ahuriri Lagoon and surrounding marshes to Taradale. The cemetery provided burial plots until just after the Second World War.Many vi...
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...
The Presbyterian Cemetery has high historic significance to Tauranga as the resting place of a number of notable people, an historic archives for genealogical and historic research and a touchstone for descendants of Tauranga families. The cemetery is located at 61 Eighteenth Avenue, Tauranga South. The first burial in the Tauranga Presbyterian Cemetery was Daniel Wilkie (1846-1882) who died of...
Ruru Lawn Cemetery opened in 1941 and although approaching capacity it is still open for casket and ash burials.Ballantyne’s Fire Memorial is part of the Ruru Lawn Cemetery. Ballantyne Memorial Rose Garden Ballantyne’s department store in Colombo Street was the scene of one of New Zealand's most disastrous fires late in the afternoon of 18 November 1947. A total of 41 people died and damage was...
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...
Taihape is located near the middle of the North Island in the Rangitikei District of New Zealand. It services a large rural community and lies on State Highway 1, which runs North to South through the centre of the North Island.The Taihape Cemetery is located off SH1, about 3 kilometres south of the town of Taihape.Taihape Cemetery contains the official war graves of 2 men who served in the New...
Ōamaru Old Cemetery THE ŌAMARU CEMETERY , which has frontages to Greta and Test Streets, and to the town boundary, was opened about the year 1860. It is a triangular plot of ground, containing twelve acres, and is well kept, being planted with ornamental trees and flower borders. There are two entrances—one on the north, and the other on the east; and the caretaker's residence is in Test Stree...
Eastern Cemetery is the main cemetery in Invercargill covering over 30 hectares. It is located on the corner of East & Rockdale Roads, Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand.Notable burials:* Burt Munro (1899-1978). New Zealander Burt Munro went to Bonneville Utah, in 1967, and rode his 1920, Indian motorcycle to fame gaining the world land speed record for a motorcycle, which still stands tod...
Bolton Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand. Dating back to 1840, it commemorates many early pioneers and important historical figures from the 19th century. It was closed in 1892, except for burials of close kin within existing family plots; this was due to inadequate space as the city grew. In 1978 the name “Bolton Street Memorial Park” was adopted to emphasise th...
Location Information==This cemetery is situated at the 'Y' junction, formed by Hull Road, Colombo Road and George Street, Waiuku.==Historical Information==There are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 3 of the 1939-1945 war here. Read more about the cemetery, including a list of those those buried, here (CWGC) Find A Grave: Waiuku Cemetery
Kauae Cemetery, Ngongotaha, Rotorua, New ZealandNotable burials:Howard Morrison
The main cemetery in Tauranga is Pyes Pā Cemetery, located at 403 Pyes Pā Road. Historic cemeteries in Tauranga are now only used for reserve plot burials and ash interments, except for the Presbyterian Cemetery in Eighteenth Avenue. The first cremation and ash burial in Pyes Pā Memorial Park was Stephen Robert Solley (1885-1966) who died on 18 November 1966 age 81. The first burial was Francis...
Te Awamutu Cemetery is located at 1167 Te Rahu Road, Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
Papakura Cemetery is located at 298 Great South Rd, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand. Entrance to Cemetery is on Opaheke Road.
Location Information==This cemetery is located on Hospital Hill, Napier.==Historical Information==Many figures significant to early Napier and Hawke's Bay's history are here. William Colenso, the noted missionary, printer and botanist, who landed at Waitangi, south of Napier, with his wife Elizabeth and young daughter Frances in 1844, is buried on the right near the gates. Close by are the grav...
Te Aroha Cemetery contains the official war graves of 10 men who served in the New Zealand forces during the First World War and who died before 1 September 1921. The cemetery is situated opposite the racecourse, in Stanley Road South, about 2 kilometres south of Te Aroha towards Matamata.
Burials at the Old Te Puke Cemetery began in the 1880s, with the first being John Dale Wrigley who died on 29 May 1886. Closed to new burials, the cemetery is located on the corner of Landscape Road, SH33, Te Puke. In 1958 a new Te Puke Cemetery was opened on Dudley Vercoe Drive in Te Puke.A list of headstones can be found at this link:
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...
Pāterangi Cemetery is located at the junction of Sing Road and Pāterangi Road, about 7 kilometres north west of Te Awamutu.
Taupō Cemetery is located in Rickit Street, Taupō.In 2016 400 daffodil bulbs were planted on the cemetery's roundabout island.
Ōpunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Ōpunake Cemetery is located in Wilson Road, off the main highway SH 45. Notable Burials: Cyril Albert Mullon who received a headstone in 2015, 100 years after his death at age 7. See: