Cemeteries Fees And Charges
Fees and charges for cemeteries are set annually in July. Charges for the 2023/24 year are outlined below. All fees and charges are GST inclusive. A link to the full list of all Council fees and charges is provided at the bottom of this page.
| Cemeteries | Fee (inc GST) |
|---|---|
| Interments (all interment fees include a Cemetery Record Fee) | |
| Ashes | $302 |
| Stillborn child | Nil |
| Standard depth (1.5m) | $990 |
| Extra depth (plus standard depth fee) | $207 |
| Extra cost for Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays | $166 |
| Disinterment fee | $1,426 |
| Sale of Plots | |
| Burials - Taumarunui, Manunui, Ohakune and Raetihi | $1,668 |
| Burials - Other cemeteries | $1,100 |
| Ashes or stillborn child - All cemeteries | $485 |
| Other Fees | |
| Headstone permit | Nil |
| Recording fee for memorials (no interment) | Nil |
| Search fee | $60 |
| Removal of soil from excavation and return of soil to fill in excavation at request of customer | At cost |
| Genealogy Search | |
| First 1.5 hours | $155 |
| Per hour thereafter | $105 |
Note: No plot fee will be charged for the burial of deceased servicemen and women being interred within an RSA section of the Ohura, Taumarunui, Manunui, Ohakune or Raetihi cemeteries.
Document Links
- Application to Reserve a Cemetery Plot (PDF, 378.8KB)
- Disinterment Warrant Application (PDF, 205.9KB)
- Interment Warrant Application (PDF, 234.9KB)
- Council Fees and Charges 2023-24
