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Fees and charges for burials, cremations and other services at cemeteries.
Ngā utu me ngā reiti mō te urupā Cemetery fees and charges
Administration fees for all cemeteries
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
| Administration fee per additional hour | $100 |
| Adornment removal fee | $100 |
| Burial rights – Transfer | $50 |
| Burial rights – Transfer (historic) | $150 |
| Burial rights – Certificate (hard copy) | $50 |
| Burial rights – Certificate (digital copy) | $0 |
| Burial rights – Surrender | $100 |
| Burial rights – Surrender (historic) | $200 |
| Monumental permit | $200 |
| Removal of plaque | $150 |
| Heritage services – Heritage unit memorial enquiry | $100 |
| Heritage services – Heritage renewal (expired exclusive right of burial) | $2810 |
Additional costs for burials and cremations
It is difficult to give an overall cost for an average burial or cremation.
Depending on how you choose to farewell your loved one, there will be additional costs for:
- the funeral director
- cremation paperwork
- embalming (if chosen)
- casket or shroud
- flowers
- celebrant
- venue
- headstone or plaque
- weekends, public holidays and after hours.
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
Burial and cremation services | |
| Burial adult – Single depth or reopen | $1930 |
| Burial adult – Double depth | $2100 |
| Burial child 1-12 years | $850 |
| Burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $340 |
| Ash burial adult | $400 |
| Ash burial child 1-12 years | $400 |
| Ash burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $190 |
Disinterment services | |
| Disinterment adult | $6600 |
| Disinterment child | $3400 |
| Disinterment ashes | $375 |
Additional burial fees | |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $150 |
| Burial commencing after 3.30pm | $570 |
| Sunday burial | $450 |
| Public holiday burial | $2000 |
Ash interment services | |
| Additional fee – Ash burial assisted | $300 |
| Additional fee – Saturday ash burial | $300 |
Exclusive right to memorialise purchase | |
| Memorial – All areas | $200 |
| Wall of Remembrance installation charge | $340 |
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
| Exclusive right of burial purchase – Body | |
| Adult – Lawn area | $5200 |
| Adult – Muslim | $5200 |
| Child 1-12 years | $1300 |
| Description - Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $530 |
| Returned Services area | $0 |
| Body burial and disinterment services | |
| Burial adult – Single depth or reopen | $1370 |
| Burial adult – Double depth | $1500 |
| Burial adult – Triple depth (conditions apply) | $2300 |
| Burial child 1-12 years | $750 |
| Burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $340 |
| Disinterment adult | $6600 |
| Disinterment child | $3400 |
| Additional body burial fees | |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $150 |
| Description - Burial commencing after 3.30pm | $570 |
| Saturday burial | $500 |
| Sunday burial | $1200 |
| Public holiday burial | $2000 |
| Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Additional burial fee for larger plot | $350 |
| Exclusive right of burial purchase – Ashes | |
| Description - Ash Lawn N Area | $1600 |
| Description - Chapel Gardens | $2700 |
| Returned Service area – Ash Lawn | $0 |
| The Terraces | $2700 |
| Terrace Ash Steps – Saddle | $6095 |
| Terrace Ash Steps – Pillared | $6884 |
| Cremation services | |
| Adult | $750 |
| Child 1-12 years | $400 |
| Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $0 |
| Description - View the charging of the casket* | $350 |
| Additional cremation fees | |
| Saturday cremation | $500 |
| Sunday cremation | $1200 |
| Public holiday cremation | $2000 |
| Delivery after 4pm Monday-Saturday | $570 |
| Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Ash separation | $50 |
| Additional small urn | $15 |
| Additional large urn | $30 |
| Ashes collection | |
| Description - Collect ashes after hours | $400 |
| Collect ashes on Sunday | $1200 |
| Collect ashes on public holiday | $1200 |
| Ash interment services | |
| Ash burial – Adult and children | $380 |
| Description - Ash burial – Neonatal and baby up to 1year | $190 |
| Additional fee – Ash wall burial administration / attendance | $300 |
| Additional fee – Ash burial assisted | $300 |
| Additional fee – Saturday ash burial | $300 |
| Additional fee – Sunday ash burial | $1200 |
| Scattering of ashes | $100 |
| Disinterment of ashes | $375 |
| Exclusive right to memorialise purchase | |
| Wall of Remembrance Memorial (wall brick) | $270 |
| Tree of Memories (bronze leaf) | $530 |
| Book of Remembrance (four lines) | $240 |
| Book of Remembrance (extra line) | $100 |
| Facility services | |
| Facility hire – Chapel (per hour) | $590 |
| Facility hire – Bob White function lounge (per hour) | $400 |
| Description - Additional fee – Sunday chapel | $400 |
| Additional fee – Sunday function lounge | $270 |
| USB recording (first copy complimentary) | $0 |
| Additional USB recording copy | $15 |
| Streaming service – 1 way (viewing only) | $50 |
| Streaming service – 2 way (viewing and talk back) | $450 |
| Photo tributes | |
| Basic – PowerPoint-style slideshow with simple layout, no music track, minimal transitions | $49 |
| Standard – slideshow with up to 50 photos, 1 music track, basic title slides, standard transitions | $120 |
| Extended – slideshow with 50 to 100 photos, 2 music tracks, elaborate title slides and transitions | $150 |
| Deluxe – slideshow with 100 to 150 photos, 3 music tracks, complex title slides and transitions | $200 |
* Family members will be allowed to view the casket being placed into the cremator. This is known as charging of the casket.
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
Exclusive right of burial purchase – Body | |
| Adult – Central Division, Section 5, Block A and B | $5200 |
| Adult – Central Division, Section 6, Bronze Block E | $5200 |
| Adult – Northern Division, Section 2, Block C | $5200 |
| Child 1-12 years | $1300 |
| Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $530 |
| Lucas View – Section 1, Block B | $9900 |
| Lucas View – Section 1, Block E | $8300 |
| Lucas View – Section 1, Block F | $9900 |
Body burial and disinterment services | |
| Burial adult – Single depth or reopen | $1370 |
| Burial adult – Double depth | $1500 |
| Burial adult – Triple depth (conditions apply) | $2300 |
| Burial child 1-12 years | $750 |
| Burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $340 |
| Disinterment adult | $6600 |
| Disinterment child | $3400 |
Additional body burial fees | |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $150 |
| Burial commencing after 3.30pm | $570 |
| Saturday burial | $500 |
| Sunday burial | $1200 |
| Public holiday burial | $2000 |
| Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Additional burial fee for larger plot | $350 |
Exclusive right of burial purchase – Ashes | |
| Central Division, Section 4 – Block B, Ash Rows (16 urns) | $9675 |
| Central Division, Section 5 – Ash Lawn (2 urns) | $1600 |
| Central Division, Section 5 – Ash Memorial (2 urns) | $2250 |
| Central Division, Section 5 – Block A and B, Ash rows (8 urns) | $5200 |
| Central Division, Section 7 – Memorial Wall garden, Row C and D (2 urns) | $2250 |
| Central Division, Section 7 – Memorial gardens (2 urns) | $2250 |
| Northern Division, Section 3 – Ash gardens (2 urns) | $2250 |
| Northern Division, Section 3 – Ash area, Block A (2 urns) | $2700 |
Northern Division, Section 4 – Block C, Ash Rows (16 urns) | $9900 |
| Lucas View, Section 5 – Terrace Niche Vault (4 urns) | $4800 |
| Returned Services area – Ash Lawn | $0 |
Cremation services | |
| Adult | $750 |
| Children 1-12 years | $400 |
| Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $0 |
| View the charging of the casket * | $350 |
Additional cremation fees | |
| Saturday cremation | $500 |
| Sunday cremation | $1200 |
| Public holiday cremation | $2000 |
| Delivery after 4pm Monday-Saturday | $570 |
| Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Ash separation | $50 |
| Additional small urn | $15 |
| Additional large urn | $30 |
Ash interment and disinterment services | |
| Ash burial – Adult and child | $380 |
| Ash burial – Neonatal and baby up to 1year | $190 |
| Additional fee – Ash wall burial administration / attendance | $300 |
| Additional fee – Ash burial assisted | $300 |
| Additional fee – Saturday ash burial | $300 |
| Additional fee – Sunday ash burial | $1200 |
| Scattering of ashes | $100 |
| Disinterment of ashes | $375 |
Ashes collection | |
| Collect ashes after hours | $400 |
| Collect ashes on Sunday | $1200 |
| Collect ashes on public holiday | $1200 |
Exclusive right to memorialise purchase | |
| Wall of Remembrance Memorial wall brick | $470 |
Facility services | |
| Facility hire – Chapel (per hour) | $590 |
| Facility hire – Lucas Lounge (per hour) | $360 |
| Additional fee – Sunday chapel | $400 |
| Additional fee – Sunday function lounge | $270 |
| USB recording (first copy complimentary) | $0 |
| Additional USB recording copy | $15 |
| Streaming service – 1 way (viewing only) | $50 |
| Streaming service – 2 way (viewing and talk back) | $450 |
| Photo tributes | |
| Basic – PowerPoint-style slideshow with simple layout, no music track, minimal transitions | $49 |
| Standard – slideshow with up to 50 photos, 1 music track, basic title slides, standard transitions | $120 |
| Extended – slideshow with 50 to 100 photos, 2 music tracks, elaborate title slides and transitions | $150 |
| Deluxe – slideshow with 100 to 150 photos, 3 music tracks, complex title slides and transitions | $200 |
* Family members will be allowed to view the casket being placed into the cremator. This is known as charging of the casket.
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
Description - Exclusive right of burial purchase – Body | |
| Description - Adult – Natural burial area | $5200 |
| Description - Adult – Urupa / Hebrew areas | $5200 |
| Description - Adult – Mausoleum Public Chambers | $9100 |
| Description - Adult – Mausoleum site (land only) | $38,000 |
| Description - Child 1-12 years | $1300 |
| Description - Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $530 |
| Description - Return Services area | $0 |
Description - Body burial and disinterment services | |
| Description - Burial adult – Single depth or reopen | $1370 |
| Description - Burial adult – Double depth | $1500 |
| Description - Burial adult – Triple depth (conditions apply) | $2300 |
| Description - Burial child 1-12 years | $750 |
| Description - Burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $340 |
| Description - Mausoleum interment attendance / administration | $450 |
| Description - Public Mausoleum interment – Blockwork and plaque removal / replacement | $850 |
| Description - Public Mausoleum interment – Access scaffolding, blockwork and plaque removal / replacement | $1000 |
| Description - Disinterment adult | $6600 |
| Description - Disinterment child | $3400 |
| Description - Disinterment mausoleum | $450 |
Description - Additional body burial fees | |
| Description - Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $150 |
| Description - Burial starting after 3.30pm | $570 |
| Description - Saturday burial | $500 |
| Description - Sunday burial | $1200 |
| Description - Public holiday burial | $2000 |
| Description - Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Description - Additional burial fee for larger plot | $350 |
Description - Exclusive right of burial purchase – Ashes | |
| Description - Ash vaults 1 – Rose arch | $2700 |
| Description - Ash vaults 2 – Waitakere view | $2700 |
| Description - Cremation Lawn / Ash Lawn / Chapel View | $1600 |
| Description - Glenview Ash Plots – 2 urns | $1600 |
| Description - Family octagon – Cremation Lawn, Chapel View | $5200 |
| Description - Terrace Niche Wall | $2700 |
| Description - Waitakere View C Ash Plot (16 urns) | $6700 |
| Description - Returned Services area – Ash Lawn | $0 |
Description - Cremation services | |
| Description - Adult | $750 |
| Description - Children 1-12 years | $400 |
| Description - Neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $0 |
| Description - View the charging of the casket* | $350 |
Description - Additional cremation fees | |
| Description - Saturday cremation | $500 |
| Description - Sunday cremation | $1200 |
| Description - Public holiday cremation | $2000 |
| Description - Delivery after 4pm Monday-Saturday | $570 |
| Description - Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Description - Ash separation | $50 |
| Description - Additional small urn | $15 |
| Description - Additional large urn | $30 |
Description - Ash interment and disinterment services | |
| Description - Ash burial – Adult and child | $380 |
| Description - Ash burial – Neonatal and baby up to 1year | $190 |
| Description - Additional fee – Ash wall burial administration / attendance | $300 |
| Description - Additional fee – Ash burial assisted | $300 |
| Description - Additional fee – Saturday ash burial | $300 |
| Description - Additional fee – Sunday ash burial | $1200 |
| Description - Scattering of ashes | $100 |
| Description - Disinterment of ashes | $375 |
Description - Ashes collection | |
| Description - Collect ashes after hours | $400 |
| Description - Collect ashes on Sunday | $1200 |
| Description - Collect ashes on public holiday | $1200 |
Description - Exclusive right to memorialise purchase | |
| Description - Wall of Remembrance Memorial (wall brick) | $470 |
| Description - Book of Remembrance (four lines) | $240 |
| Description - Book of Remembrance (extra line) | $100 |
Description - Facility services | |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel 1 (per hour) | $540 |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel 2 (per hour) | $400 |
| Description - Facility hire – Waitemata Lounge (per hour) | $120 |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel of Faith in the Oaks (per hour) | $400 |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel of Faith in the Oaks (venue only, per hour) | $80 |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel of Faith in the Oaks (venue only on weekends, per hour) | $190 |
| Description - Facility hire – Chapel of Faith in the Oaks (wedding package) | $950 |
| Description - Additional fee – Sunday chapel | $400 |
| Description - Additional fee – Sunday function lounge | $270 |
| Description - USB recording (first copy complimentary) | $0 |
| Description - Additional USB recording copy | $15 |
| Description - Streaming service – 1 way (viewing only) | $50 |
| Description - Streaming service – 2 way (viewing and talk back) | $450 |
| Description - Photo tributes | |
| Basic – PowerPoint-style slideshow with simple layout, no music track, minimal transitions Description - Basic – PowerPoint-style slideshow with simple layout, no music track, minimal transitions | $49 |
| Description - Standard – slideshow with up to 50 photos, 1 music track, basic title slides, standard transitions | $120 |
| Description - Extended – slideshow with 50 to 100 photos, 2 music tracks, elaborate title slides and transitions | $150 |
| Deluxe – slideshow with 100 to 150 photos, 3 music tracks, complex title slides and transitions Description - Deluxe – slideshow with 100 to 150 photos, 3 music tracks, complex title slides and transitions | $200 |
* Family members will be allowed to view the casket being placed into the cremator. This is known as charging of the casket.
Small (satellite) cemeteries include:
- Franklin cemeteries (Ararimu, Āwhitu, Heights Park, Kohekohe, Mauku, Pollok, Pukekohe, Waiau Pa, Waipipi, Waiuku)
- Helensville Cemetery
- Hōteo North Cemetery
- Howick Cemetery
- Kaipara Flats Cemetery
- Kaukapakapa Cemetery
- Papakura Cemetery
- Papakura South Cemetery
- Puhoi Cemetery
- Swanson Cemetery
- Tapora Cemetery
- Te Kapa Cemetery
- Waiheke – Onetangi Lawn Cemetery
- Waikaraka Cemetery
- Wainui Cemetery
- Warkworth Cemetery
- Wellsford Cemetery
| Description | Fee including GST |
|---|---|
Exclusive right of burial purchase – Body | |
| Adult – all small (satellite) cemeteries except Howick, Waikaraka, and Warkworth cemeteries. | $3200 |
| Child 1-12 years – only Franklin, Papakura South, and Waikaraka cemeteries | $1300 |
| Neonatal and baby up to 1 year – only Franklin, Papakura Central, Papakura South, and Waikaraka cemeteries | $530 |
| Return Services area | $0 |
Body burial and disinterment services | |
| Burial adult – Single depth or reopen | $1930 |
| Burial adult – Double depth | $2100 |
| Burial adult – Triple depth | $2300 |
| Burial child 1-12 years | $850 |
| Burial neonatal and baby up to 1 year | $340 |
| Disinterment adult | $6600 |
| Disinterment child | $3400 |
Additional body burial fees | |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $150 |
| Burial commencing after 3.30pm | $570 |
| Saturday burial | $500 |
| Sunday burial | $1200 |
| Public holiday burial | $2000 |
| Same day cancellation | $200 |
| Additional burial fee for larger plot | $350 |
| Private mausoleum burial (Waikaraka Cemetery) | $400 |
Exclusive right of burial purchase – Ashes | |
| Standard Ash Lawn – all small (satellite) cemeteries except Hōteo North, Howick, Swanson, and Waikaraka cemeteries | $1600 |
| Ash Gardens – Franklin Cemeteries | $2250 |
| Ash Gardens – Waikaraka Cemetery | $2250 |
| Ash Gardens (2 sets of ashes) – Waiuku Cemetery (gardens A, B) | $2250 |
| Central Ash Area – Wainui Cemetery (Row A, B, C) | $2250 |
| Ash Path – Waiuku Cemetery | $1600 |
| Garden Ash Area / Ash Path – Wainui Cemetery | $1600 |
| Columbarium niche (2 small sets of ashes) – Howick Cemetery | $310 |
| Family Ash Lawn – Waikaraka Cemetery | $1600 |
| Family octagon – Waiuku Cemetery | $5200 |
| Papakura Club Wall administration fee – Papakura South Cemetery | $100 |
| Returned Services area – Ash Lawn | $0 |
Ash interment and disinterment services | |
| Ash burial – adult and child | $400 |
| Ash burial – neonatal and baby up to 1year | $190 |
| Ash wall interment | $380 |
| Ash wall re-open | $380 |
| Scattering of ashes | $100 |
| Additional fee – Saturday ash burial | $300 |
| Additional fee – Sunday ash burial | $1200 |
| Disinterment of ashes | $400 |
Exclusive right to memorialise purchase | |
| Wall of Remembrance Memorial (wall brick) – Wainui Cemetery | $470 |