Council maintains cemeteries in Putāruru, Tīrau and Tokoroa. The purpose of this service is to ensure that appropriate burial facilities are readily accessible to all by providing:
There are four cemeteries operating in the district. They are located in:
Tokoroa - Dumfries Road, Tokoroa
Putāruru - State Highway 1, Putāruru
Putāruru - Domain Road, Putaruru
Tīrau - Corner of Okoroire Rd and Heatherington Rd, Tīrau
The cemeteries in Putāruru and Tirau are open to the public, seven days a week. The Tokoroa cemetery is locked at night, it is opened between 6am and 7am in the morning. It is generally locked at 9pm; if there are people in the cemetery at that time the security company returns at a later hour.
All of the district's cemeteries are well maintained and three of the sites have ample room for expansion. All plots may be reserved for future use, with the exception of the Returned Services sections. A fee is required for the benefit of pre-selecting a plot, with the full sexton fee to be paid at time of the first interment.
Traditional burial plots are available adjacent to permanent concrete berms, which have been provided for the placement of plaques or headstones. There is limited space on the berms for floral and other tributes to be placed. Items are permitted to be placed on grave areas to a maximum length of one metre from the concrete berm only. There is more on Cemetery Rules further down this page.
Ash plots provide a permanent resting place for cremated remains, where the concrete berms are in traditional rows, or surrounding attractively planted gardens. There is a space on the berms for plaques and floral tributes. Please note, only the Sexton is authorised to dig a hole for ash interments. Before any interring of ashes, an application for ash interment must be lodged with Council.
For more information please refer to the Cemetery Bylaw.