Cemeteries
Cemeteries function as burial places, places of contemplation and places to record history. Marlborough District Council recognises that cemeteries are places for families and friends to establish connections with predecessors and research ancestral links.
Council acknowledges that cemeteries have a secondary function of providing areas of passive urban and rural parkland, allowing opportunities for landscaping in keeping with the natural elements of cemeteries to provide attractive community assets.
Marlborough District Council thus strives to provide quality facilities for the interment of the deceased in accordance with the Burial and Cremation Act 1964, by:
- Developing cemeteries as places of remembrance and historical importance in the district
- Meeting social and cultural requirements for the provision of cemeteries in the community
- Maintaining cemeteries as reserves when they have reached capacity
For information regarding cemeteries please email cemeteries@marlborough.govt.nz
Search Interment Records
Interment Records can be viewed using the Cemeteries Search
Cemeteries in Marlborough
Council administers the following cemeteries:
- Fairhall Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
- Omaka Cemetery
- Picton Cemetery
- Tuamarina Cemetery
- Rai Valley
- Ward
- Seddon
See a Map of Cemeteries in Marlborough
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Cemetery Fees
Fees for interment fees and burial plots.
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Cemetery Fees Review
​The Council is considering increasing its cemetery fees and charges and would like to hear from you.
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Cemetery Forms
Cemetery request forms.
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Cemetery Records Search
Search Marlborough District Council cemetery records.
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Fairhall
Fairhall Cemetery is Marlborough's principal cemetery, located 10 to 15 minutes' drive from the centre of Blenheim, along New Renwick Road.
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Havelock
Havelock Cemetery is an historic cemetery with a commanding view of the developing Havelock port and the tidal estuary protected by the hills beyond.
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Omaka
Omaka Cemetery is of historic importance.
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Picton
Picton Cemetery dates back to the early European settlement of the Marlborough Sounds.
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Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial
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Rural Cemeteries
There are many smaller cemeteries in rural areas which are administered by local community groups.
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Tuamarina
Tuamarina Cemetery is Marlborough's most historic cemetery.