Cemeteries

You can apply to buy a plot for burial or ash interment. Plot reservations are not permitted. Contact our Sexton if you would like to discuss your requirements further.

All bookings must be made during working hours, Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm. Our sexton needs all documentation at least 24 hours before casket burials and ash interments.

Many New Zealanders choose to be cremated, and have their ashes scattered or interred at a cemetery. Find out more about how this works in Kāpiti.

Burials are available at Ōtaki, Waikanae and Awa Tapu Cemeteries. At Paraparaumu Beach Cemetery only second interments in existing family plots are available.

Awa Tapu Cemetery is set on 4.2 hectares of semi-rural land. Half of the land is currently developed with 2.1 hectares of hill land overlooking the lawn area.

Ōtaki Cemetery, set on 3.9 hectares of semi-rural land, is the oldest cemetery in Kāpiti and the first to offer natural burials.

Paraparaumu Beach Cemetery is set on 1.2 hectares of urban land.

Waikanae Cemetery is set on 2.4 hectares of semi-rural land, which includes 0.5 hectares of native bush.

The Council's cemetery records can be viewed online. View records from 1896 to the present day.