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Explore Gore District Cemeteries

There are six cemeteries in the Gore District. Interments are carried out daily, excluding Sundays and public holidays.

Easy Online Interment and Memorial Applications

Plan an interment or apply to erect a memorial headstone quickly and conveniently through our Do It Online portal. Costs vary depending on specific requirements; check our current fees and charges for more details.

Search Burial Records and Cemetery Maps

Click here to access our comprehensive online burial records database to find detailed information about loved ones.

Discover Gore District cemeteries like never before with our interactive map. Easily search burial records, explore historical sites, and uncover family connections in just a few clicks. Click here to explore our interactive cemetery map.

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Have questions? Contact us at (03) 209 0330 or email [email protected]. We're here to help.

Charlton Park Cemetery

Charlton Park cemetery was commissioned by the Gore Borough Council in 1974, as the old Gore Cemetery, in Crewe Street, was reaching the end of its useful life. Click here for a map of this cemetery's plots.

View of Charlton Park Cemetery with vibrant greenery, gravestones in the background, and a branch of red berries in the foreground.

Charlton Park Cemetery

Gore Cemetery

The Gore cemetery is not available for interments, except if a plot has been pre-purchased. The number of burials at the Gore cemetery average around 20 per year. Click here for a map of this cemetery's plots.

Scenic view of Gore Cemetery with white flowers in the foreground, gravestones, and a backdrop of rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky

Gore Cemetery

Mataura Cemetery

The Mataura cemetery has the second highest number of burials a year. Click here for a map of this cemetery's plots.

Mataura Cemetery - Image showing graves

Mataura Cemetery

Pukerau Cemetery

Pukerau cemetery has only a few burials a year.

Pukerau Cemetery - Image showing graves with bench in the foreground

Pukerau Cemetery

Waikaka Cemetery

Currently administered by a Trust - the only Council connection with this cemetery is the ownership of the land. A Waikaka Trust administers burials and maintains the grounds. The cemetery itself is 1.2 hectares in total.

Waikaka Cemetery - Image showing graves with bench in the foreground

Waikaka Cemetery

Otaraia Cemetery

The Otaraia cemetery has been closed for many years.

  • Cemetery Area: 0.1366 ha
  • Location: Kaiwera Road
  • Established: 1880
Otaraia Cemetery - Sign

Otaraia Cemetery

Related documents:

Gore District Council Cemeteries Bylaw 2022

If you are doing some family research, you could contact the NZ Society of Genealogists Gore branch.

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