Cemeteries

Cemeteries across the Far North District provide a valuable insight into the Far North’s history, with burials dating back to the late 1800’s.

The grounds are peaceful and interesting places to visit, where family and friends can visit their loved ones, walk around and become a part of times long passed. Take time to admire both simple and ornate memorials where heartwarming inscriptions, poetry and even humor adorn the gravestones.

Our cemeteries are open to the public every day of the year. Opening times are 6am to 8pm during the summer and from 6am to 6pm during the winter.

If you are a Geneology/Whakapapa researcher, you will appreciate our Online Cemetery Record Search where you can use the search options to find cemetery records by family names and locate information such as a list of all members of that family, their date of death, plot number and cemetery. The database also provides links to the relevant location and plot layout maps.

Council and Committee Operated Cemeteries

There are two types of Council owned cemeteries in the Far North District.  Some are operated by the Council and others are operated by Committee.   

Click for more information and location details of:

• Council operated cemeteries
• Committee operated cemeteries

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Graveyards

In addition to Council and Committee operated cemeteries, there are a number of graveyards adjacent to churches.  Please contact the church direct if the graveyard you are looking for is not included in the list above.   

You could possibly find contact details for churches in the Far North District by:

• Searching the New Zealand Yellow Pages directory website by "church" and locality
• Searching the Te Puna Web Directory (National Library) under "Religion"

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Crematorium

The district's Crematorium is located at Kerikeri.  You should contact a Funeral Director if you wish to make arrangements for a cremation by searching the New Zealand Yellow Pages directory website by "funeral arrangements " and locality.