Cemetery - Fees & Charges
Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2022/2023 financial year, adopted by Council on 22 June 2022, are available below.
All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2022. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with Council for any updates.
|
2022/23 Fees |
Plots
|
Adult |
$1,667.50 |
Child (up to 13 years) |
Free |
Lawn Ashes |
$836.50 |
RSA Plot |
Free |
RSA Ashes Plot |
Free |
Stillborn |
Free |
Memoriam Ashes Garden Plots |
$648.00 |
Te Pungarehu Bush - Ashes Scatter |
$107.00 |
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 |
$2,550.00 |
Lawn Ashes |
$1,300.50 |
Memoriam Ashes Garden Plot |
$989.50 |
Interment Fees
|
Burial Fee (14 Years and over, including Services Personnel) |
$1,224.00 |
Child (up to 13 Years) |
Free |
Ashes |
$270.00 |
Other Cemetery Fees |
2022/23 Fees |
Double Depth (More than One Burial) |
$326.50 |
Triple Depth (More than Two Burials - Available at Avenue Cemetery Only) |
$438.50 |
After Hours (Additional to Standard Fee)
Applies to all interments extending past 1pm Saturday and 4pm weekdays. |
$729.00 |
Out of District Fee per Plot (Additional to Standard Fee)
Applies to all plot purchases where the deceased was not living in the District or was not a ratepayer at the time of the death. |
$729.00 |
Monumental Permit
A monumental permit is required for all headstone repairs, new headstones and plaques including ashes garden plaques within the cemetery. |
$61.00 |
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 Years Day when no interments are permitted. |
$1,560.50 |
Manual Records Search Fee - Per Entry |
Cost |
Plot Cancellation (Reserved Plots) |
$234.00 |