Historic Cemeteries Conversation Trust of New Zealand

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Cemetery Buildings in New Zealand
 
Buildings in the cemetery landscape are now very rare and their conservation and retention is urgent. At one time every large cemetery would have had a sexton’s cottage and possibly a chapel.
Drawing of the original Catholic Bishops’ Tomb, Southern Cemetery, Dunedin. After desecration and vandalism it was demolished and replaced by the tomb below.
Bishops’ Tomb, Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, built like a bunker to deter vandals once and for all.(Back to Top)
Bolton Street, Wellington
View from Gazebo, Clyde Cemetery, Central Otago. (Back to Top)
Victorian building, Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough
Larnach Tomb, Northern Cemetery, Dunedin. (Back to Top)
Mt Peel Church, South Canterbury
Chapel, Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson. (Back to Top)
St Annes Church and cemetery, West Geraldine, South Canterbury.
Lychgate, St Barnabas Anglican Church and Cemetery, Warrington, near Dunedin. (Back to Top)
Gatehouse Temuka Cemetery, South Canterbury.
Trinity Church and graveyard, Christchurch. (Back to Top)
Sexton’s House Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.
Gardener’s Shed, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland. (Back to Top)
 
Chapel Of Faith In The Oaks, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland
Sexton’s Cottage Northern Cemetery, Dunedin. Grills over windows are to deter vandals. (Back to Top)
 
Morgue building (1902) adjacent to (by historical accident) Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery. This is a very rare example as there are no other early morgue buildings in existence. (Back to Top)
 
Pukekohe East Church and graveyard 1863 - This is a postcard of the church around 1890+. The church held it's 1st service April 1863.
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Pukekohe East Church and graveyard 2007 (Back to Top)
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