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Waikumete Cemetery
4128A Great North Road, Glen Eden
About Waikumete Cemetery
Waikumete Cemetery – Cenotaph situated in the Serviceman's Cemetery (unveiled on ANZAC Day 1921).
Waikumete Cemetery is New Zealand's largest and includes the Erebus Memorial, Holocaust Memorial, New Zealand Influenza Epidemic memorial and ANZAC Cenotaph.
Waikumete is also the Southern Hemisphere’s largest burial ground for service personnel of the World Wars and post-war veterans.
Catering for a wide range of denominational and cultural groups, it also offers alternative services.
Established in 1886, the 108ha cemetery is the resting place for over 70,000 people.
See the Waikumete Cemetery page to find out about visiting hours, services, and burial, cremation and memorial options.
Visit our cemeteries section to find out about how to locate burial or cemetery records, plot booking, fees and charges, and more.
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Smokefree parks
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Waste
Use bins where provided to dispose of your rubbish. If there are no bins take all rubbish and recycling with you when you leave.
Outdoor fires
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