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

Burial records
Phone Council on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wanaka) for information and burial records on 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