Council’s aim is to provide attractive burial places where the community can remember loved ones and celebrate our district’s heritage. We operate 3 cemeteries: Kelly St, Waitangi and Te Ranginui.
- Kelly St is an old military cemetery. This cemetery is closed.
- Waitangi (Ōpōtiki Lawn Cemetery) is our largest cemetery. This cemetery includes the RSA sections and also the niche wall. The earliest grave recorded is 1875. Burial plots at this cemetery are now full. The niche wall and the RSA sections are still in operation.
- Our newest cemetery is Te Ranginui (Woodlands). This cemetery was opened in 2008.
Burials
An application for a burial warrant must be submitted and approved by Council before burial/or interment of ashes can commence. We require at least 24hrs prior notice.
You can apply by contacting info@odc.govt.nz
or phoning 07 315 3030
Burials can be held: 11am to 3pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 1pm Saturday. There are no burials on public holidays.
Headstones and Memorials
An application is required from Council prior to the erection of any monument, memorial, foundation, headstone, gravestone or any other structure. You can apply by contacting info@odc.govt.nz
or phoning 07 315 3030
Dimensions for monuments:
Cremation Strip: Single plaque L350mm x H250mm
Headstone: Max. L1m x H1m x W400mm
Niche Wall: L240 x H150
Council is responsible for the day to day maintenance of the cemetery grounds. This includes mowing lawns, pruning trees and bushes, cutting hedges and back filling sunken graves. We do not maintain any structures and/or headstones on a grave. All maintenance associated with the headstone is the responsibility of the owner or the next of kin.