Ash and Burial Interments
On this page you will find information about ash and burial interments – including applications for burial and ash interment, plot purchasing and opening a plot.
Application for an ash or burial interment
Applications for an ash or burial interment can be submitted by an Executor, Power of Attorney, Next of Kin, or Funeral Director.
Select the link below to complete an interment booking online. A medical certificate of cause of death or a death certificate is required as part of the booking process.
If you use our online booking form, you do not need to complete the PDF forms 'Authority to Open a Plot' or 'Application for an Adjacent Purchase' as they will be prefilled and sent to you as part of the booking process.
Alternatively, you can download PDF versions of the form below which can be scanned and sent to:
Lake Hāwea Cemetery
For information and burial records for the Lake Hāwea Cemetery, please contact Hāwea Trust:
Alternatively, you can get in contact with QLDC Parks & Reserves Officer Diana Manson for further information.
Skippers Point Cemetery Access
Skippers Bridge is closed to all vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians until further notice, after an inspection of the structure late last year found failures of the wires in the cables used to support the bridge and any load on it.
This means that there is no access to the Skippers Point Cemetery at this time. We apologise for the inconvenience and will endeavour to provide updates when possible.
Further information about the bridge closure can be found in our 12 January 2026 media release.
Didn't find what you're after?
If you need a hand or some more information, please get in touch with our team. We're available Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 4.00pm. You can email us at:
Alternatively you can call 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka)