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Karori Cemetery fees

Find out about or pay fees for services at Karori Cemetery.

Pay cemetery fee

For a detailed list of cremation fees: Cremation fees

Seaforth Memorial Garden Cost
Ash plots (two interments) $1103.00
Memorial plots (no ashes) $585
Bronze plaques - 200mm x 125mm Quote once draft provided
Granite Memorial Book (position only)
See monumental mason for plaque Fee
$402
Interment/burial Cost
Second or subsequent casket interment $1,250
Ashes $187
Ashes weekend additional fee $242
Ashes public holiday additional fee $526
Services sections – casket $678
Services sections – ash $182
Weekend casket additional fee $730
Public holiday casket additional fee $1050
Stillborn (unmarked section) Cost
Interment fee $98
Plot $47
Scattering of ashes Cost
Ash scattering $84
Ash scattering overtime $225
Ash scattering outside district fee $48
Disinterments Cost
Casket disinterment $2142
Ash disinterment $318
Other Cost
Late for service fee (1 hour) $58
Outside district fee – casket plot purchase $1,240
Outside district fee – ash plot purchase $499
Outside district fee – ash scattering $48
Extra width (per 300mm) $215
Extra depth (per 300mm) $284
Breaking concrete floor $237
Cutting concrete floor $295
Core drilling ash interments (Karori only) $261
Change of deed $84
Plot search charges by staff:  
- first three searches No charge
- more than three searches $29 per search
Plot photo request $16
Plaque placement removal $92
Permits Cost
Permit fee for monumental work - Karori Cemetery, Rose Garden & Seaforth Memorial Garden only $59
Permit fee for monumental work - elsewhere $102
Non-compliance fee for not having a permit for monumental work.
This is additional to standard permit fee.
$81
Plaques Cost
Lawn plaque (350mm x 250mm) From $1,328 – quote once draft received
Bronze memorial wall plaque (135mm x 95mm) From $364.35
Seaforth/rose Garden Plaque (200mm x 125mm)
Quote once draft received
Niches (Holds cremated remains) Cost
Single niche (bronze) $1,114
Plaque (name, date of death, age) Ask Cemeteries office
Single niche (granite) $1,045
Plaque Enquire Monumental Mason
Double niche (bronze) $1,278
Plaque (name, date of death, age) Ask Cemeteries office
New double niche (granite) $1,744
Plaque Enquire Monumental Mason
Services ash plots no charge
Plaque Apply Veteran Affairs NZ