Hauraki District Council Cemeteries

CEMETERY INFORMATION

Hauraki District Council administers two public cemeteries and one memorial wall within the district.

Paeroa (Pukerimu) Cemetery, comprising 6.57 hectares of land, is situated amongst gently sloping farmland along State Highway 2, 2kms east of Paeroa, on the main road to Waihi.

Waihi Cemetery, comprising 5.32 hectares, is situated in the rural area 5kms east of Waihi township, amongst farmland and orchards.

Waihi Memorial Wall, is situated within the Waihi Cemetery grounds.

Hauraki Plains Memorial Wall, comprising two large curved stone walls with granite plaques, is situated within the Hugh Hayward Domain, Orchard Road, Ngatea.

Cemetery Online Search

An online search of the Hauraki District Council cemetery records is now available. The search may be conducted by the surname of the deceased or by a date range. Search the Cemetery Records

PAEROA (PUKERIMU) CEMETERY

Established prior to 1885 when the land was owned by the Thames County Council, as the public cemetery for the surrounding rural area including Paeroa. Ownership was subsequently transferred to the Ohinemuri County Council, and then to Hauraki District Council following local government amalgamation in 1989. The Council has delegated administration to the Paeroa Ward Committee.

Within the cemetery are sections for Ashes Burials, Burials, and Returned Services Association (RSA) Burials.

There are approximately 30 interments and 30 ashes burials each year.

The cemetery is open to the public every day during the hours of daylight.

There are currently plots available.

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WAIHI CEMETERY

Established prior to 1898 as the public cemetery for Waihi and the surrounding rural area, and the small coastal township of Waihi Beach. The Waihi Cemetery administration was vested in the Waihi Borough Council in 1902. Between 1902 and 1913 the records for the cemetery were destroyed by fire. Following local government amalgamation in 1989, ownership changed to Hauraki District Council who delegated administration to the Waihi Ward Committee.

Within the cemetery are sections for Ashes Burials, Burials, and Returned Services Association (RSA) Burials.

There are approximately 35 interments and 30 ashes burials each year.

The cemetery is open to the public every day during the hours of daylight.

There are currently plots available.

As a project for the Waihi Lion’s Club 50th Jubilee a Memorial Wall has been constructed by the Lions at the Waihi Cemetery. Members of the public that live
in the Waihi area that may have family members buried elsewhere or ashes scattered, and who wish to have something locally to remember them by, may fill
in an application form to purchase a plaque from the Hauraki District Council.

Due to the unsuitable ground conditions of the Hauraki Plains the Council have been unable to provide a central cemetery for the Plains Community.

There has in the past been a cemetery for the Plains community between Kaihere and Patetonga but this has not been used for a very long time. The development of the Plains area itself initially occurred from the edges, with Patetonga and Kaihere being a long way from Turua and Kerepehi. In those times the Plains "fringe" communities looked to Thames, Morrinsville/Tahuna, Paeroa and Maramarua and the deceased were buried in the nearest. Maori are buried at a Urupa in Kerepehi and at Turua. In 1952 the Plains County Council entered into an arrangement with neighbouring Thames County Council to allow Plains residents to be buried in their Totara cemetery without having to incur out of district fees. Hauraki Plains County Council paid an annual contribution to the running costs. That arrangement continues today between the Hauraki District Council and the Thames Coromandel District Council.

In 2003 Council opened the Hauraki Plains Memorial Wall. This Wall is provided by Council to record the passing of Plains residents, as a visual memory to them. For many families, the Wall has become the only place on the Plains where there is a physical memorial to those past.

Council receives applications for names to be engraved on the Wall during the year. Applications are verified to authenticate prior association with the Plains area, as well as names, date of death and age. Once a year, all current applications are engraved.