Akatārawa Cemetery fees and charges
The fees and charges below apply to cemetery services.
You can book an interment or unveiling here.
All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2025. Where the actual fees incurred by Council are higher than the fees shown, the actual costs will be charged.
If a fee or charge for a Council service is not specifically listed below, the charge or fee will be the total of the actual cost of materials and officer time incurred to provide the service, and GST.
Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time, so please check with us for any updates.
| Plots |
Charges |
| Adults (plaque and monumental) |
$1,159.00 |
| Children under one year and stillborn |
No charge
|
| Children 1 to 12 years (plaque and monumental) |
$494.50 |
| Ashes (plaque and memorial) |
$415.00 |
| Ashes - memorial garden |
$731.00 |
| Service personnel in service sections |
No charge |
| Issue of duplicate grant |
No charge |
| Transfer of grant per plot |
No charge |
| Monumental trees |
$1,660.00 |
| Interment (includes second interment) |
|
Adults (plaque and monumental)
|
$1.061.00 |
| Children under one year and stillborn |
no charge |
| Children 1 to 12 years |
$427.50 |
| Ashes |
$137.00 |
| Indigents (certified) |
$121.50 |
| Memorial permits |
$36.00 |
| Service personnel in service sections (ashes) |
$137.00 |
| RSA interment |
$1,061.00 |
| Maintenance in perpetuity |
|
Adults (plaque and monumental)
|
$850.00 |
Children under 12 years
|
$342.00 |
| Service personnel in service sections |
No charge |
| Ashes |
$340.00 |
| Memorial gardens |
$491.50 |
| Out of district fee |
Adults
|
$1,483.00 |
Children under 12 years
|
$1,203.00 |
| Service personnel in service sections |
$1,366.00 |
| Ashes |
$988.80 |
| Extra charges included under interment |
Oversized caskets (adults only)
|
$302.00 |
Double depth (usually 45cm)
|
$154.50 |
| Triple depth (usually 90cm) |
$248.00 |
| Lowering device and burial mats |
$100.00 |
| Weekend or holiday grave digging, including RSA personnel |
$280.00 |
| Saturday interment 8AM to 1PM |
|
Burials
|
$273.00 |
Ashes
|
$125.00 |
| Disinterment |
|
Body
|
$1,161.00 |
Ashes
|
$96.00 |
| Re-interment |
|
Adults
|
$1,161.00 |
Children
|
$427.50 |
| Book of Remembrance |
|
Two-line entry
|
$134.00 |
Additional four lines (per line)
|
$49.50 |
Next four lines (per line) (maximum eight additional lines)
|
$123.00 |