Our schedule of upcoming tours and family history days hosted at The Shelter.
Events in October 2021
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Murder & Mayhem
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Murder & Mayhem
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandThis popular tour visits the graves of a number of people associated with murder and its aftermath - lawyers, victims - as well as plots of families who faced mayhem from accidental death – drowning, guncotton explosion or falling into the hold of a ship.
The tour is 1.5 hours duration, easy walking, good dogs on leads welcome. $10 per person (under 12-year olds free).
Booking essential by email to friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com
Tours are weather dependent – information about meeting place, cancellation arrangements etc. will be sent on booking.Sailors & Shipwrecks–
Sailors & Shipwrecks
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandA maritime matters tour - sailors, shipwrecks, watersiders, drownings, harbour masters, naval ratings, master mariners.
The tour is 1.5 hours duration, easy walking, good dogs on leads welcome. $10 per person (under 12-year olds free).
Booking essential by email to friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com
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Seniors' Week: Touring to Tangiwai
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Seniors' Week: Touring to Tangiwai
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandSeniors' Week: Movers & Shakers–
Seniors' Week: Movers & Shakers
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New Zealand - -
Tales From the Vaults
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Tales From the Vaults
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandSOLD OUT
This new tour will be launched to the public for the Heritage Week. Find out who is in and who is out of some of the cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for size. Suitable for people with moderate fitness. $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked by emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
Introduction to Karori Cemetery–
Introduction to Karori Cemetery
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandThe Friends will take you on an easy walking, 45mins long introductory tour of the cemetery. This tour is free and does not require booking.
Heroines & Housewives–
Heroines & Housewives
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandA selection of suffragists, educationalists, reformers, and artists, as well as a few ordinary women who had extraordinary things happen in their lives. $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked via emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
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Movers & Shakers I
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Movers & Shakers I
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandThese two tours will cover different parts of the cemetery celebrating those people who helped build Wellington. You can do one or both! $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked via emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
Movers & Shakers II–
Movers & Shakers II
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandThese two tours will cover different parts of the cemetery celebrating those people who helped build Wellington. You can do one or both! $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked via emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
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Tales From the Vaults
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Tales From the Vaults
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandThis new tour will be launched to the public for the Heritage Week. Find out who is in and who is out of some of the cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for size. Suitable for people with moderate fitness. $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked by emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
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Off The Beaten Track
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Off The Beaten Track
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandExplore some of the lesser known tracks around the cemetery, with stories from behind the headstones along the way. Suitable for people with moderate fitness. $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked via email friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.
Murder & Mayhem–
Murder & Mayhem
Karori Cemetery76 Old Karori RoadKaroriWellington,New ZealandSOLD OUT
This popular tour visits the graves of a number of people associated with murder and its aftermath. $10 per person (children under 12 free), places must be booked via emailing friendsofkaroricemeterytours@gmail.com.