Who legally owns a grave plot?
The person named on a Deed as owner of Exclusive Right of Burial in a grave also has the right to have a memorial erected on that grave. Responsibility for any memorial erected on a grave lies with the person named on the Deed pertaining to it.
What is cemetery interment rights?
What is an interment right? An interment right is a contract with a cemetery operator that allows the right holder to undertake burials in a. particular grave or other allotment in the cemetery. The holder of the interment right can determine who can be. buried in the grave or other allotment.
Where can you scatter ashes NZ?
Scattering of ashes
- Scattering gardens or memorial sites. If you prefer a long-lasting option, a scattering garden or memorial site may be the best choice for you.
- Private properties.
- Waterways and oceans.
- Sacred sites.
- Public parks and gardens.
- Ash scattering gardens and memorial sites.
What to do at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland?
Waikumete Cemetery has three chapel’s (including the historic ‘Chapel of Faith in the Oaks’) and an operating crematorium providing for burial, cremation and ash interment. The cemetery offers a range of burial options including conventional and natural burial, ash interment and memorial plaque, as well as mausolea.
Where was the CWGC memorial at Waikumete?
The CWGC also commemorate 44 service personnel of World War II cremated at Waikumete Crematorium where, most recently in 1999, they erected a memorial to seven personnel whose ashes were formerly stored in the chapel building and which was placed on the site of their final resting place in the chapel lawn.
Is there a Jewish Cemetery in Auckland New Zealand?
At Waikumete, approximately 2 hectares of undeveloped land has been allocated for the exclusive use of Maori, Hebrew and Muslim groups, as well as the armed services. It is the only cemetery in Auckland providing burial facilities for those of the Jewish faith and is one of three cemeteries providing for Muslim burials.
Is there a new cemetery in Rotorua New Zealand?
The Rotorua District Council purchased a site for a new cemetery in early 2007. 157 Nearby residents were displeased with the planned development, and in 2011 the Council decided to sell this site and purchase an alternative site. The second site is not yet developed, and is due to open once existing cemeteries reach full capacity.