Cemeteries
For information regarding cemeteries please email cemeteries@marlborough.govt.nz
See a Map of Cemeteries in Marlborough
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Cemetery Records Search
Search Marlborough District Council cemetery records.
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Requirements for Installing Headstones or Plaques
The concrete beam adjacent to any burial or cremation plot, or the allocated garden space for a cremation, is available for the instalment of a memorial.
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About Cemeteries in Marlborough
General information about administration of cemeteries in Marlborough.
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Awatere/Seddon Cemetery
Information about Awatere/Seddon Cemetery.
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Cemeteries' Handbook
How to purchase plots, what types of plots there are, maintenance of headstones, monuments, memorials and plaques, FAQs and other information about our cemeteries.
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Cemetery FAQs
This page contains information and frequently asked questions relating to our cemeteries.
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Cemetery Fees
Fees for interment fees and burial plots.
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Cemetery Forms
Cemetery request forms.
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Fairhall Cemetery
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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Flaxbourne/Ward Cemetery
Information about Flaxbourne/Ward Cemetery.
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Havelock Cemetery
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 Cemetery
Omaka Cemetery is of historic importance.
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Picton Cemetery
Picton Cemetery dates back to the early European settlement of the Marlborough Sounds.
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Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial
The Council has adopted a policy through the Cemeteries Bylaw 2017, which means people are able to purchase an exclusive right of burial.
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Rai Valley Cemetery
Information about Rai Valley Cemetery.
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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.