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 Cemeteries

 
This page contains information about the cemeteries and crematorium in Whangarei that ensure residents are able to remember their loved ones in appropriate ways.
Updated: 26/04/2012 12:38 p.m.
Photograph of cemetery.

Part of Maunu Cemetery 

Consultation on draft Sanitary Assessments for Cemeteries and Crematoria

We have proposed changes to the assessments for cemeteries and crematoria and have consulted on the changes in conjunction with consultation on our 2012 - 2022 Long Term Plan.

Summary of key changes

Crematoria

We are obliged to ensure cremation facilities are available but we do not necessarily have to provide them The crematoria is currently operated by Maunu Crematorium Ltd as a result of a decision by Council in 2009 to contract out the service. We no longer have any direct operational involvement in the service although we do receive income through the lease.
Rights of renewal for the lease, and the age and ability of the cremator to operate within the conditions of consents, will ensure long-term security for a cremation service in the District.
Should the current service provider cease its activities, we would either need to ensure the service is operated by another contractor or resume the service ourselves.

Cemeteries

We are responsible for the care and maintenance of the cemeteries at Maunu, Kamo and Onerahi.
At the time of the last assessment in 2008, Kamo Cemetery was closed to new plot purchases. Onerahi Cemetery had some plots still available, and Maunu Cemetery had sufficient capacity to meet demand for the next 40 years.
Since then, Onerahi Cemetery has reached its capacity and there is no room for further burials apart from those in plots which have already been purchased and reserved.
Facilities at Maunu are adequate to meet current demand, but capital investment will be required to continue the service into the future.
While we are obliged to ensure cemetery facilities are available in the District, we do not necessarily have to provide them ourselves. If we stopped providing the service that we currently do, we would have to ensure its provision by private operators.

Viewing the documents

All proposed changes are detailed in full in the Statement of Proposal, which you can view by following the link below. Printed copies are also available for inspection at our Service Centres at Forum North and Ruakaka, at Whangarei Central Library and its branches at Onerahi, Kamo and Tikipunga.

Operational cemeteries

Although there are a number of operational cemeteries in the district, we are responsible only for those at Maunu, Onerahi and Kamo.

They are open to the public seven days a week, 52 weeks a year.
Burials and cremations take place at the Maunu cemetery six days a week.

Our cemeteries are maintained to a high standard and we ask for your help to maintain these standards by observing the following requests:

  • please, no glass - including vases, jars, beer bottles and glass flowers/ornaments. Glass is easily broken causing a health and safety hazard to visitors and staff
  • please, no foodstuffs - food encourages rats, rabbits and other vermin
  • please, no planting without written permission from the Cemetery Manager
  • please, no dogs - except guidedogs
  • please, no vehicles - between dusk and dawn.

For further information about the cemeteries which we operate, select from the links below.

Maunu

Kamo

Onerahi

Rural cemeteries

For information about rural cemeteries in the district which are managed by cemetery boards, please contact the appropriate board. To view the contact details, follow the link below.

Cemetery contact list  [46kb]

Our cemetery records

We have a well maintained database on our website, full of excellent material for tracing family histories.  If you need further information, our helpful staff are always willing to help.

Follow the link below to search our cemetery records.

Contact us

Helen Cairns
Cemetery Manager
Whangarei District Council
Private Bag 9023
Whangarei 0148

Phone:  +64 9 430 4207
Email: mailroom@wdc.govt.nz

 

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