Cemetery - Fees & Charges
Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2026/2027 financial year, adopted by Council on 27 May 2026, are available below.
All fees are GST inclusive and apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Council may review fees and charges at any time. Please contact Council to confirm current fees.
About the 2026/27 Fees and Charges
Fees and charges help ensure costs are shared fairly between those who use specific services and the wider community, while supporting access to essential facilities and services.
To keep our services running smoothly, some fees and charges will increase from 1 July this year.
Fees and Charges are set each year and follow the approach set out in the Revenue and Financing Policy, agreed in the Long Term Plan 2024-2044. Council consulted on the fees proposed under the Resource Management Act 1991. Most of the Resource Management fees are not increasing, however three new fees were approved:
- Two optional fees to help fund a fire appliance for growing areas that do not have access to a piped water supply
- One new processing system fee.
The full Fees and Charges Schedule was publicly available throughout the consultation period.
At the Council Meeting on 27 May 2026, Council adopted the Fees and Charges for the 2026/27 financial year. They come into effect on 1 July 2026. The schedule can be viewed below.
Schedule of Fees & Charges for 2026/27(PDF, 939KB)
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2026/27 Fees
(from 1 July 2026) |
Plots
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| Adult |
$1,960.00
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| Child (up to 13 years) |
Free |
| Lawn Ashes |
$983.00
|
| RSA Plot |
Free |
| RSA Ashes Plot |
Free |
| Stillborn |
Free |
| Memoriam Ashes Garden Plots |
$761.00
|
| Te Pungarehu Bush - Ashes Scatter |
$125.50
|
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.
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| Burial |
$2,997.50
|
| Lawn Ashes |
$1,529.00
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| Memoriam Ashes Garden Plot |
$1,163.50
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Interment Fees
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| Burial Fee (14 Years and over, including Services Personnel) |
$1,439.00
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| Child (up to 13 Years) |
Free |
| Ashes |
$318.00
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| Other Cemetery Fees |
2026/27 Fees
(from 1 July 2026) |
| Double Depth (More than One Burial) |
$383.50
|
| Triple Depth (More than Two Burials - available at Avenue Cemetery Only) |
$515.50
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After Hours (Additional to Standard Fee)
Applies to all interments extending past 1pm Saturday and 4pm weekdays. |
$857.00
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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. |
$857.00
|
Monumental Permit
A monumental permit is required for all headstone repairs, new headstones and plaques including ashes garden plaques within the cemetery. |
$72.00
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| 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. |
$1,835.00
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| Manual Records Search Fee - Per Entry |
Cost |
| Plot Cancellation (Reserved Plots) |
$275.50
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