Cemetery - Fees & Charges

Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2025/20265 financial year, adopted by Council on 14 May 2025 are available below. 

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with Council for any updates.  

 

	2025/26 Fees (from 1 July 2025)
Plots
Adult	$1,867.00
Child (up to 13 years)	Free
Lawn Ashes	$936.50
RSA Plot	Free
RSA Ashes Plot	Free
Stillborn	Free
Memoriam Ashes Garden Plots	$725.00
Te Pungarehu Bush - Ashes Scatter	$119.50
Reserved Plots Reserved plots are only available at Shannon, Manakau and Foxton Cemeteries. Reserved plots returned to Council will be refunded at 50% of the purchase price. The plot cancellation fee also applies.
Burial	$2,854.50
Lawn Ashes	$1,456.00
Memoriam Ashes Garden Plot	$1,108.00
Interment Fees
Burial Fee (14 Years and over, including Services Personnel)	$1,370.50
Child (up to 13 Years)	Free
Ashes	$303.00

Other Cemetery Fees	2025/26 Fees (from 1 July 2025)
Double Depth (More than One Burial)	$365.50
Triple Depth (More than Two Burials - available at Avenue Cemetery Only)	$491.00
After Hours (Additional to Standard Fee) Applies to all interments extending past 1pm Saturday and 4pm weekdays.	$816.00
Out of District Fee per Plot (Additional to Standard Fee) Applies to all interments where the deceased was not living in the district or was not a ratepayer at the time of the death.	$816.00
Monumental Permit A monumental permit is required for all headstone repairs, new headstones and plaques including ashes garden plaques within the cemetery.	$68.50
Disinterment	Cost
Cutting and Removing Concrete	Cost
Sundays and Public Holidays Fee Applies to all interments on Sundays and public holidays excluding Easter Sunday, Anzac Day, Christmas, Boxing and New Year's Day when no interments are permitted.	$1,747.50
Manual Records Search Fee - Per Entry	Cost
Plot Cancellation (Reserved Plots)	$262.50