Cemeteries Fees And Charges
Fees and charges for cemeteries are set annually in July. Charges for the 2026/27 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 | $362 |
| Stillborn child | Nil |
| Standard depth (1.5m) | $1,087 |
| Extra depth (plus standard depth fee) | $227 |
| Extra cost for Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays | $183 |
| Disinterment fee | $1,565 |
| Manunui all fees (plus standard fees, excluding stillborn child) | $280 |
| Sale of Plots | |
| Burial plots - Taumarunui, Manunui, Ohakune and Raetihi | $1,955 |
| Burial plots - Other cemeteries | $1,139 |
| Ashes or stillborn child plots - All cemeteries | $503 |
| Other Fees | |
| Headstone permit | Nil |
| Recording fee for memorials (no interment) | Nil |
| Search fee | $63 |
| 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 | $161 |
| Per hour thereafter | $109 |
| Wall Of Remembrance Memorial (Brick Wall) | |
| Monumental permit for memorial brick - Taumarunui, Manunui | $200 |
| Exclusive right to pre-purchase memorial brick - Taumarunui, Manunui | $200 |
Note: No plot fee will be charged for the burial of eligible deceased servicemen and women being interred within an RSA section of the Ohura, Taumarunui, Manunui, Ohakune or Raetihi cemeteries.
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