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To find cemetery records, we have 2 search options - a map search to locate plots visually on an interactive map and a text search to search our database by name and details.

Records include plot information, headstone inscriptions and headstone photos, if available, for the following cemeteries: Taruheru, Makaraka, Ormond, Patutahi, Rakauroa, Motu, Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia Springs.

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  • Our earliest records date back to 1877 at Makaraka Cemetery.
  • The database contains  over 32,000 records, including 25,253 at Taruheru Cemetery.
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