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Waikaraka Cemetery

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Location: 21 Waikaraka Rd, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
First burial: September 1890
Status: Operational

Opening hours
Cemetery gates: Monday to Sunday, 7am to 8pm (Summer) and 7am to 5pm (Winter)
Cemetery office: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm

Burial areas: This cemetery is divided into areas of headstone style. Currently there is a choice between the Upright Headstone area and the Raised Plaque Headstone area. Each plot measures 1.2 x 2.4 metres and may be dug extra depth to allow for a second burial. Plots may be pre-purchased for the 'Exclusive Right of Burial for 60 years'. This cemetery also has a Baby Burial row. A burial takes place in the next plot available and the area allows for a choice of memorial style.

Ash interment areas: Waikaraka Cemetery has two options for ash interments:

• the Ashes Lawn - plots may be pre-purchased. These plots allow for the interment of up to four urns of ashes and there is a choice of memorial allowed
• the Ashes Memorial Gardens -plots allow for the interment of up to two urns of ashes. The memorial must be a flat plaque 360 x 230 mm and either bronze or polished edge granite.

There are two Military areas - a Military Cemetery with burial and ash interment areas, and an area dedicated for the burials and ash interments of members of the Onehunga Returned Services Association.

Waikaraka Cemetery images

The cemetery plan is available below for downloading in PDF format.
Waikaraka Cemetery plan (221kb PDF)

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Updated April 2009