Memorial unveilings
To hold an unveiling of your memorial, contact the cemetery team to arrange a time by email aucklandcemeteries@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone us on 08004CEMETERY.
You need to provide a date, time, plot location, contact details and the number of people attending.
There is no charge for booking an unveiling ceremony.
Memorial maintenance
Once the monument has been installed, the burial rights holder or their assignee will be responsible for keeping the plot and monument in good repair.
Decorations
You need to put all flowers and adornments in approved receptacles.
You also need to keep them on the concrete beam, without spreading onto neighbouring plots.
We will remove any adornments that prevent cemetery maintenance or do not comply with cemetery guidelines.
Monument conservation in Symonds Street Cemetery
The Symonds Street Cemetery is a significant heritage site, so anyone wishing to do conservation work on any of the monuments needs our permission.
We have prepared a guide to repairing and conserving the monuments, which includes the forms to apply for permission.