Cemeteries

The Council manages 10 out of the 11 cemeteries in the Queenstown Lakes District.

Burial records

The Council holds information and burial records for the following cemeteries:

• Arrowtown Cemetery.
• Cardrona Cemetery.
• Frankton Cemetery.
• Glenorchy Cemetery.
• Kingston Cemetery.
• Makarora Cemetery.
• Queenstown Cemetery.
• Shotover Cemetery (proposed).
• Skippers Point Cemetery.
• Wanaka Cemetery.

For information and burial records for the Lake Hawea Cemetery contact:  Donald Urquart 03 443 1426.

Cemetery Strategy

The Council has a Cemetery Strategy which outlines how the Council will manage cemeteries in the future, including managing the effects of growth.

>> Queenstown Lakes District Cemetery Strategy 2005 (pdf 879kb)

Cemetery Operations Procedures

The Cemetery Operations Procedures provides guidelines to ensure a consistent and reliable provision of cemetery services in the District.

>> Queenstown Lakes District Cemetery Operations Procedures (pdf 73.9kb)

Cemetery fees

>> Queenstown Lakes District cemetery fees (pdf 14kb)

Monument permit

A permit must be obtained for any monumental work to be carried out in any cemetery in the Queenstown Lakes District.  Please fill in an application form and return it to:

Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email services@qldc.govt.nz

>> Monument permit application form (pdf)

Interment

>> Authority to inter (pdf)