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Waikumete Cemetery
4128A Great North Road
Visiting hours
During daylight savings hours
Monday to Sunday 7.30am-8.30pm.
Outside of daylight savings hours
Monday to Sunday 7.30am-6pm
Contact
Waikumete Cemetery
Phone: 0800 4 CEMETERY (0800 423 638)
After hours calls are diverted to our contact centre.
Office opening hours
Waikumete Cemetery office: Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 4pm.
Closed on Sunday and public holidays.
Cemetery map
Services
- Chapel services
- Viewing room
- Function lounge
- Crematoria
- Burial plots
- Memorial wall
- Ash scattering area
Cemetery status
This cemetery accepts burials.
There is currently limited lawn burial space at Waikumete Cemetery.
We do however, still have plots available for purchase in the natural burial area and chambers for purchase in our public mausoleum.
About Waikumete Cemetery
Waikumete Cemetery is a place of beauty, tranquillity, quiet reverence and rich history, which has served greater Auckland and Waitakere since 1886.
It is the largest cemetery in New Zealand, and one of the largest public parks in the Auckland region.
See the Waikumete Cemetery page for information about toilets, paths, parking and dog walking rules.
Chapels
Waikumete has two chapels next to each other in the main building.
The larger chapel has seating for 110, while the smaller chapel seats 60 people. The chapels offer flexible arrangements according to the needs of the funeral.
Audio visual facilities are available in each chapel. This includes web-streaming of services for those unable to attend the service.
Chapel of Faith in the Oaks
This chapel was built in May 1886 and fully refurbished in 1996. It has seating for 40 people.
Burial, cremation and memorial options
Special areas of the cemetery have been established for different burial, cremation and memorial options.
Contact the Memorial Park or your funeral director for more information.
Friends of Waikumete
This group was established in 1995, with the aim of promoting the unique historical and horticultural features of the old cemetery.
Friends of Waikumete Incorporated organise guided walks through the cemetery, pointing out the historical gravesites and those of the famous and infamous.
Visit our Friends of Waikumete Facebook page for more information.
Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan
To find out our plans for the future of this historic cemetery, see Waikumete Reserve Management Plan.