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Ture ā-Rohe mo ngā Wāhi Tapu me ngā Whare Tahu Tupāpaku 2014

Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw 2014

This bylaw promotes the sustainable and safe use of council cemeteries and crematoria.

You should know

We are reviewing this bylaw to make sure it continues to meet the needs of Aucklanders. We are proposing to amend the bylaw. Visit AK Have Your Say to find out about our proposal and to leave your feedback.
 
We will update this page when the review is finished.

What the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw does

This bylaw enables council to make rules in a separate Cemeteries and Crematoria Code of Practice to manage activities at council cemeteries and crematoria.

The code of practice contains rules about:

  • burial (internment)
  • cremation and ashes
  • removing a body or remains (disinterment, exhumation)
  • built structures like monuments, adornments, vaults and mausoleums
  • Wāhi Tapu Māori areas
  • ground maintenance
  • record-keeping.

Get a copy of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw and Code of Practice

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