This page provides the fees and forms you’ll need for burial and ash interments at our public cemeteries. Whether you're planning ahead or arranging a service, you can find costs for plots, interments, and memorial permits, along with application forms to organise a burial, reserve and purchase a plot, or request a disinterment.
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Reserve and purchase a cemetery plot
If you wish to reserve a burial plot at one of our public cemeteries, please complete the Purchase a Cemetery Plot form.
You can also view available plots online at our cemeteries - Taruheru, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, Tolaga Bay, Ormond and Patutahi,
If you prefer to talk to someone, our customer service team or the staff at Taruheru Cemetery can help guide you through the process.
Application forms
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Plot and interment fees
Burial plot purchase fee
Full size 2.4m x 1.2m
| Cemetery | 2025/26 |
|---|---|
| Taruheru | $1,290 |
| Motu | $355 |
| Ormond | $355 |
| Patutahi | $1,290 |
| Rakauroa | $355 |
| Ruatoria | $355 |
| Te Araroa | $355 |
| Te Puia | $355 |
| Tokomaru Bay | $1,290 |
| Tolaga Bay | $1,290 |
Children's Lawn Cemetery
0.6m x 1.2m
| Taruheru | $355 |
|---|
Interment fee
| Description | Days | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard interment | Monday - Friday | $615 |
| Saturday and Sunday | $905 | |
| Statutory holiday | $1,405 | |
| Child - 12yrs and younger | Monday - Friday | $310 |
| Saturday and Sunday | $460 | |
| Statutory holiday | $705 | |
| *Out of district resident | Monday - Friday | $310 |
| Saturday and Sunday | $605 | |
| Statutory holiday | $605 |
*Out of district resident
This fee is paid in addition to the interment fee
Plot purchase for ashes and placement
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| Ashes - 450mm x 450mm berm (placement of ashes extra) | $295 |
| Garden block - includes 2 placements of ashes | $525 |
| Niche area (includes firs placement of ashes and plaque with 14 words inscription) | $265 |
| Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay - 2 placements of ashes | $295 |
| Placement of ahes in any plot already purchased in cemetery | $80 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Disinterment | $780 |
| Extra deep digging of grave | $185 |