Cemeteries

You must obtain a permit for any monument work to be carried out in any cemetery or for memorial requests throughout the Queenstown Lakes district. Please use the below application forms.

We hold information for burial and internments at the following cemeteries: 

• Albert Town Cemetery.

• Arrowtown Cemetery.

• Cardrona Cemetery.

• Frankton Cemetery.

• Glenorchy Cemetery.

• Kingston Cemetery.

• Lower Shotover Cemetry. 

• Makarora Cemetery.

• Queenstown Cemetery.

• Skippers Point Cemetery.

• Wānaka Cemetery.

Burial records

For information and burial records for the Lake Hāwea Cemetery, please contact Donald Urquhart:

Wānaka Cemetery

A memorial wall is available at the Wānaka Cemetery to enable people mourning the death of a still born, premature baby, or infant to acknowledge their passing.

A permit must be obtained for a plaque, which will be made by the authorised manufacturer, John Swan Limited in Dunedin.  Please fill in a Monument Permit Application Form.

Then, return the completed Application Form to:

Queenstown Lakes District Council
Private Bag 50072
Queenstown
9348

You can also email the completed form to us at:

cemeteries@qldc.govt.nz 

After we process this application, the manufacturer will send out a draft plaque for the applicant to check prior to manufacturing.  Upon approval by the applicant, the plaque will be made and sent directly to the applicant, along with an account.  The current cost for a plaque is $30.00.

There is no fee charged for the memorial permit application, but the applicant will need to arrange the fixing of the plaque to the wall via Shirl Rowley. Shirl is available for any support an applicant may require.

Shirl Rowley (Plaque Support)
TEL: 027 443 2515