Our second photo from the Berry & Co collection features the grave of James Searle (1872-1926). James was born in Plymouth and had moved to Gisborne at an early age…
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SS Penguin
On the evening of 12 February 1909, the SS Penguin left Picton for Wellington in fine weather.Conditions quickly deteriorated as the Penguin reached Cook Strait. After changing course again to…
Working Bee 14th February 2021
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who worked with such gusto on three rows in Gum Gully this afternoon. They made such a striking difference. Progress photos to come….
Working Bee Treasures
Two of the treasures revealed in the 14th February working bee – the plot with the checkerboard ledger has two other Masonic symbols, one being the compass and set square….
JAMES FULTON
This month is the 119th birthday of our Cable Car. The Cable Car’s engineer, James Fulton, is buried at Karori Cemetery. He was born in Outram, Otago in 1854 and…
Cemetery Management Plan
Here’s an action shot of our Friends’ Chairperson, Richard Bentley, making a presentation on our behalf today to the Wellington City Council Strategy and Policy Committee on the draft Cemeteries’…
Bendy Gum
Bendy Gum is being removed! Have you got a name for this distinctive tree, a feature on the T-junction close to the Peter Fraser Memorial? It will all be gone…
Remembering the Buckley siblings
Lena Marion Buckley (known as Marion) and her brother Stanley were born in Greenwich, Kent, England. They left London on the Athenic on 4 March 1910 along with their mother…
Moonrise
Moon in his hand. We’ve had some lovely evenings for walking in the Cemetery this February.
Cemetery Photography
Do you like taking snaps in the Cemetery? Do you know we’re on Twitter and Instagram too? Share your Cemetery photos on Insta and let us know by #friendsofkaroricemetery or…