The following cemeteries have specific areas set aside for ashes interment that are independent of full burial plots:
- Avonhead
- Memorial Park
- Yaldhurst
- Belfast
- Waimairi
- Sydenham
- Ruru Lawn.
Ashes plots can be purchased directly from the Christchurch City Council or through your funeral director.
All interments in Christchurch City Council cemeteries are for perpetuity and cemetery maintenance and upkeep is provided by the Council. All ashes interments must be arranged through the Cemeteries Administrator to ensure details are recorded. This helps with future genealogical searches.
When headstones are required by family, they must be acquired through a Monumental Mason. Headstones of varying sizes can be considered.
For further information on headstones, contact your local member of the New Zealand Master Monumental Masons Association.
All Christchurch crematoriums are privately owned. Their contact details are as follows:
Canterbury Crematorium and Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
455 Linwood Avenue
Christchurch
Phone: (03) 389 6282
Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
Corner Johns and Wilkinson Roads
Christchurch
Phone: (03) 359 9039
Garden City Crematorium
Phone: (03) 341 6117
