Cemeteries and Crematorium

Rotorua District Council is responsible for the Rotorua Cemetery and Crematorium, as well as the Mamaku, Reporoa and Ngakuru cemeteries. Council also operates Ngongotaha’s Kauae Cemetery, which is governed by a separate board of trustees.

Online search of Rotorua District burial and cremation records:

Rotorua District Council holds more than 32,000 separate records for public cemeteries and the city crematorium dating back as far as 1882.

It is possible to search by name on this website for an individual cemetery or crematorium record. Typically a successful search will reveal information such as the full name of the deceased, age, location of burial, other associated information held and in many cases a map and photograph of a headstone.

Rotorua District Council's project to make burial records available online is not yet fully complete and there remains a number of records still to be added and some headstones yet to be photographed. These are expected to be completed progressively over coming months.

Disclaimer: Because of the nature of historical documents of this type the accuracy of information provided as part of this service cannot be guaranteed. There may be errors or omissions in the data presented, and Rotorua District Council does not accept responsibility for any effects arising from this information.

To look for individual burial or cremation information in the Rotorua District, select the most appropriate option for your internet access (i.e. Broadband or Dial Up access):

(Note - a free plug-in called Microsoft Silverlight is required to use the Cemeteries and Crematorium Search online application. You'll be prompted to install this free download when you select the broadband version only)

• Cemeteries and Crematorium Search - Broadband Access (free Silverlight plug-in is required)
• Cemeteries and Crematorium Search - Dial Up Access (this Lite Version does not require Silverlight to be installed)

Kauae Cemetery - 365 - 383 Ngongotaha Rd, Rotorua

• was originally a Ngati Whakauae burial ground
• became a public cemetery in 1924
• part is maintained particularly for current Ngati Whakauae burials
• map location of Kauae Cemetery - google map

Mamaku Cemetery - 13 Achilles Rd, Mamaku

• is small, and burials are infrequent
• the first recorded burial was in 1906
• Rotorua County Council took over the administration from the Mamaku Cemetery Board in the early 1960s
• control passed to Rotorua District Council in 1979
• map location of Mamaku Cemetery - google map

Ngakuru Cemetery - 938 Whirinaki Valley Rd, Ngakuru

• was developed on land purchased by Council directly behind the Ngakuru Church
• officially opened in December 1999
• map location of Ngakuru Cemetery - google map

Reporoa Cemetery - 15 Homestead Rd, Reporoa

• was developed on a piece of land purchased by Council from a local farmer
• officially opened on 17 December 1994
• map location of Reporoa Cemetery - google map

Rotorua Cemetery - 160 Sala St, Rotorua

• was used for burials in the 1800s. Some of the victims of the 1886 Tarawera eruption are buried here, as well as some early transfers from an even older burial ground on the eastern side of Sala Street
• map location of Rotorua Cemetery - google map

Rotorua Crematorium - 160 Sala St, Rotorua

• was opened in 1963 by the Rotorua City Council on a portion of the Sala Street cemetery reserve
• map location of Rotorua Cematorium - google map

Further information
Rotorua Cemetery and Crematorium

P: 07 349 1899
E: mail@rdc.govt.nz