Cemeteries
Cemetery Maintenance
All cemeteries in the Far North District are maintained either by the Far North District Council or a Community Committee (unfortunately we do not have a list or contact for all Community run cemeteries throughout the Far North District).
Cost for Casket or Ash burial plots
Click the link for a list of Casket or Ash burial plot prices
Clarification
Beams are the concrete strips laid for headstones, plaques etc and Ash Berms are the grass patches that are allocated to the corresponding Beams.
For more information on burials please contact us.
Wanting to place a headstone
Once you have located the correct plot you can contact any stone mason and erect a headstone. There is no need to advise us of this, as the plot belongs to the your family. In the case of RSA Cemeteries, please call the Internal Affairs Department, only they can erect a headstone in the RSA Section of the Cemeteries.
Administration and Location of 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.
Community operated cemeteries
Kaeo, Broadwood, Kaikohe, Fairburn, Kaitaia, Herekino, Kawakawa, Houhoura, Kohukohu, Mangonui, Okaihau, Mangungu, Paihia, Oruaiti, Rawene, Peria, Russell, Pungaere, Totara North, Takahue, Wiroa Road, Waiharara, Waipapakauri
More information and contact details
In addition, there are a number of graveyards adjacent to churches. Customers should contact the church direct if not listed above.
Council operated cemeteries
Council manages and maintains cemeteries in the following locations:
Name and Address
Kaeo Cemetery, Road off Turner Street
Totara North Cemetery, Totara North School Road
Kerikeri Cemetery, Wiroa Road
Paihia Cemetery, Seaview Road
Russell Cemetery, Long Beach Road
Kawakawa Cemetery, Whitemans Road
Kaikohe Cemetery, State Highway 12
Okaihau Cemetery, Settlers Way
Rawene Cemetery, Parnell Street
Kohukohu Cemetery, Kohukohu Road
Kaitaia Cemetery, Pukepoto Road
Cemetery location maps and plot layouts
Please click on the name of the required cemetery location to open the associated maps and plot layouts. We have provided the maps and plot layouts in A4 size PDF format so that they can be opened and printed at home.
NB. There may be some cemetery areas not included in these plans. We are in the process of auditing our maps and plot layouts and these will be updated as they are completed. In the meantime we also apologise for the poor quality of some of the maps, they have had to be scanned from old hard copies and will soon be replaced.
For more information on cemetery locations please contact us.
Genealogy / Whakapapa Searches
Geneology/Whakapapa researchers 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.
Click here to access our Online Cemetery Record Search
Disclaimer
Our Cemetery data has been collected from various sources over more than 100 years. The Council cannot guarantee its accuracy and therefore accepts no responsibility for any consequences arising from information errors or omissions.
Page created/updated: 10 September 2009 at 11:30 am
