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) $990
Memorial plots (no ashes) $530
Bronze plaques - 200mm x 125mm Quote once draft provided
Granite Memorial Book (position only)
See monumental mason for plaque Fee
$368
Interment/burial Cost
Second or subsequent casket interment $1,182
Ashes $173
Ashes weekend additional fee $226
Ashes public holiday additional fee $477
Services sections – casket $646
Services sections – ash $173
Weekend casket additional fee $678
Public holiday casket additional fee $952
Stillborn (unmarked section) Cost
Interment fee $90
Plot $42
Scattering of ashes Cost
Ash scattering $78
Ash scattering overtime $215
Ash scattering outside district fee $44
Disinterments Cost
Casket disinterment $2033
Ash disinterment $263
Other Cost
Late for service fee (1 hour) $50
Outside district fee – casket plot purchase $1,125
Outside district fee – ash plot purchase $452
Outside district fee – ash scattering $44
Extra width (per 300mm) $195
Extra depth (per 300mm) $257
Breaking concrete floor $215
Cutting concrete floor $268
Core drilling ash interments (Karori only) $237
Change of deed $77
Plot search charges by staff:  
- first three searches No charge
- more than three searches $25 per search
Plot photo request $10
Plaque placement removal $84
Permits Cost
Permit fee for monumental work - Karori Cemetery, Rose Garden & Seaforth Memorial Garden only $53
Permit fee for monumental work - elsewhere $92
Non-compliance fee for not having a permit for monumental work.
This is additional to standard permit fee.
$73
Plaques Cost
Lawn plaque (350mm x 250mm) From $1,500 – quote once draft received
Bronze memorial wall plaque (135mm x 95mm) From $300
Seaforth/rose Garden Plaque (200mm x 125mm)
Quote once draft received
Niches (Holds cremated remains) Cost
Single niche (bronze) $893
Plaque (name, date of death, age) Ask Cemeteries office
Single niche (granite) $966
Plaque Enquire Monumental Mason
Double niche (bronze) $1,182
Plaque (name, date of death, age) Ask Cemeteries office
New double niche (granite) $1,613
Plaque Enquire Monumental Mason
Services ash plots no charge
Plaque Apply Veteran Affairs NZ