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Last Modified: 10 May 2013
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Cemetery
The Akatarawa Cemetery is managed by the Parks and Reserves Division and is operated on a daily basis by the Sexton.
The Sexton is able to provide advice on where people are buried, interments, reserve plots as well as responding to genealogy enquiries.
Contact the cemetery on (04) 526-7030 during office hours and (04) 971-9453 after hours. Gates open daily at 8am and close at 5pm (8pm during daylight saving).
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Akatarawa Cemetery Database
Search the Akatarawa cemetery database for burial information including headstone photographs.Scroll down or click on a link below for more information about cemetery records in the following cities:
| Kapiti Coast |
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There are four public cemeteries on the Kapiti Coast:
List of Interments: Alphabetical list of interments at each cemetery as at 1/07/2009. Visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz for more information. Enquiries about information in the cemetery databases can be made on (04) 296-4793 or email kapiti.council@kapiticoast.govt.nz. |
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| Lower Hutt |
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Cemetery Search - Taita (new/lawn section) and Wainuiomata Garden of Remebrance Lower Hutt City operates and administers one working cemetery (Taita Lawn Cemetery), an ash interment facility (Wainuiomata Garden of Rememberance) and three memorial areas. The Council also maintains 2 historic cemeteries:
The oldest record held by Council dates back to 1896 with comprehensive records starting from 1965. Visit www.huttcity.govt.nz for more information. Contact Hutt City Council on (04) 570-6660. |
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| Porirua City Council |
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Porirua City Council Cemetery Search Three cemeteries and one crematorium are operated by Porirua City Council. They are:
Records for burials at old Porirua Cemetery, Whenua Tapu Cemetery and Pauatahanui Burial Ground are now searchable online, including headstone images for all three cemeteries. The next photography update is planned for 2010/11. Cremation records are also available. These records date from 1895 for Porirua Cemetery, 1975 for Whenua Tapu, and 1850 for Pauatahanui, and are updated weekly.Search Cemetery Records Online Other Cemeteries in Porirua City There are several other historic cemeteries in Porirua City. Porirua Library's Genealogy Resources has the following details of burials on microfiche:
Porirua City Council also provides links to cemetery information:
Visit www.pcc.govt.nz for more information. Enquiries about information in the cemetery databases can be made on (04) 237-5089 or email enquiries@pcc.govt.nz. |
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| South Wairarapa |
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| No online search. Greytown State Highway 2, Greytown. Enquiries for this cemetery can be made at: Greytown Town Centre 89 Main Street Greytown Email: greytown@swdc.govt.nz Martinborough There are two cemeteries in Martinborough:
Enquiries for this cemetery can be made at: South Wairarapa District Council office 19 Kitchener Street Martinborough Email: charlene@swdc.govt.nz Featherston Western Lake Road, R D 3, Featherston Enquiries for this cemetery can be made at: South Wairarapa District Council 19 Kitchener Street Martinborough Email: charlene@swdc.govt.nz Visit the South Wairarapa District Council website for more information. |
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| Wellington City |
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Cemetery and crematorium records can be selected online from:
Records & Genealogical Information Burial records dating back to 1891 at Karori Cemetery, and 1965 at Makara Cemetery, are available for public viewing at the Karori Cemetery office. The office also holds records dating back to 1849 of interments at Bolton Street Cemetery, now Bolton Street Memorial Park. The cemetery holds records for 151,409 people who have been interred or cremated. Records can be searched by plot location or name. Contact Wellington City Council on (04) 499-4444 for further information or email cemeteries@wcc.govt.nz. |
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