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Waimairi Cemetery
- Brief History
- Waimairi Cemetery Tour Guide (pdf)
Guide based on cemetery tours that take place as part of annual Heritage Week events. The guides are from the research and notes of Richard L N Greenaway. - Cemetery Plot Map (pdf)
- Interments are listed in the Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database.
- Location: Grahams Road (between Cranbrook Avenue and Gregan Street - backs onto Kendall Avenue School)
Brief History
Waimairi Cemetery, on the west side of the city, was opened in 1900. It comprises three main areas, the oldest part with larger monuments with concrete grave surrounds typical of that period, the second with more standard upright headstones on concrete beams and the third, uniform reclining memorials on beams. Waimairi is now only available for burials in pre-purchased plots, second interments and ashes. A special ashes area has been added on the Grahams Road frontage.
Related
- Family History: locating burials
- Christchurch City Council Parks - Cemeteries
- Other Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
- Family History Guide
- New Zealand Family History Links
