Cemetery Fees

Schedule of fees for 2026/2027

Centenarians are exempt from plot fees.
Fees for the purchase of an exclusive right of burial or ashes plot ahead of the time the plot is needed are the same as those for a plot purchase as set out in the table below.
Non-standard interments or extraordinary works required as part of the interment process may incur additional charges on a time and materials basis e.g. shoring of graves or the need for use of PPE. Please check with the Council.
All Council cemeteries are closed to funeral services on Saturday afternoons (after 1.00 pm), Sundays and public holidays as they fall.
An additional out of district' fee applies to any person who has not resided in the Marlborough district for a period of three months or more any time during their life.

Interment	Cemetery	2026/2027 Fee effective 1 July 2026
Burial interment: adult	All cemeteries	$2,796
Burial interment: under 15	All cemeteries	$1,797
Burial interment: 12 months and over to 5	All cemeteries	$720
Burial interment: under 12 months and stillborn	All cemeteries	no charge
Ashes interment	All cemeteries	$550
Second ashes interment at the same time, same plot and in separate urn	All cemeteries	$271

Dis-interment	Cemetery	2026/2027 Fee effective 1 July 2026
Dis-interment of ashes (base fee - final costs based on contractor's charges)	All cemeteries	$496
Dis-interment of burial (base fee - final costs based on contractor's charges)	All cemeteries	$2,963

Plot	Cemetery	2026/2027 Fee effective 1 July 2026
Burial plot: adult	All cemeteries	$4,344
	RSA members in RSA areas at Fairhall, Omaka Picton, Havelock, Seddon, Rai Valley	no charge
Burial plot: under 15	All cemeteries	$2,553
Burial plot: 12 months to 5	All cemeteries	$1,276
Burial plot: Under 12 months and stillborn	All cemeteries	no charge
Ashes beam, wall or plot: all ages	Havelock, Seddon, Omaka, Tua Marina, Fairhall, Picton, Rai Valley, Ward (once beam is in place)	$1,974
Memorial Wall - plaque space	Fairhall and Picton	$817
Children's Memorial Ashes Garden	Fairhall only	$1,096

Other charges	2026/2027 Fee effective 1 July 2026
Exclusive right of burial administration fee	$40
Additional fee for burials on Saturday morning	$475
Additional fee for graveside services at which attendees remain on site after 4.00 pm on weekdays or after 1.00 pm Saturdays	$165/hr
Genealogy search or other enquiry fee (first half hour free)	CSO charge out rate
Additional fee for out of district interment (burial)	$2,341
Additional fee for out of district interment (ashes)	$1,278
Concrete cutting when required	actual cost