Tales From the Vaults Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Find out who is in and who is out of some of Karori cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for size. The tour duration is 1 hour 45mins. This tour is suitable for people with moderate fitness. The route mostly follows paved surfaces but there are some areas of unevenness. […]

Evening Tour – SOLD OUT

Main Chapel, Karori Cemetery 15 Rosehaugh Avenue, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. Would you like to join us and explore the beauty of Karori Cemetery in the evening? This tour is for anyone who would like to see the Cemetery through a different lens, as the landscape settles in from dusk to darkness. On this walk you'll be accompanied […]

Hangman’s Noose Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

In total, 85 people have been executed for crime in New Zealand with the first in 1842 and the last in 1957. Seventeen of those men were executed in Wellington and 11 are buried in Karori Cemetery.  This walking tour will visit some of their graves to account their crimes, trials and convictions. It will also […]

Murder & Mayhem Tour – SOLD OUT

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour is now sold out. Karori Cemetery is the final resting place for people whose lives ended tragically – from drowning, from murder, and from accidents of all kinds. This tour includes the story of three militia men killed in a guncotton explosion; an attempted murder followed by suicide; a drowning or […]

Off the Beaten Track Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Stretch your legs on this tour! Off the Beaten Track takes you off the main road, exploring a bit further into the older sections of Karori Cemetery. We walk up and down the hills, through the gullies and alongside the creek to discover some interesting characters and some of the history of the cemetery as […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Accidentally Killed Tour – SOLD OUT

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. Step into the past of Karori Cemetery with "Accidentally Killed," a hauntingly captivating tour revealing tragic tales of historical mishaps. Explore the untold stories of those who met unexpected ends through bizarre accidents, shedding light on their lives and the mysteries that surround them. From peculiar accidents […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Evening Tour – SOLD OUT

Main Chapel, Karori Cemetery 15 Rosehaugh Avenue, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. Would you like to join us and explore the beauty of Karori Cemetery in the evening? This tour is for anyone who would like to see the Cemetery through a different lens, as the landscape settles in from dusk to darkness. On this walk you'll be accompanied […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Our Fair Ladies Tour – SOLD OUT

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies, this tour sold out in Wellington Heritage Festival Pre-Sales. Embark on a captivating journey through the history buried in Karori Cemetery with our tour showcasing the remarkable lives of Wellington's women. This tour offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the resilience, creativity and empowerment of women at a time when a woman couldn't have […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Murder & Mayhem Tour – SOLD OUT

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. Karori Cemetery is the final resting place for people whose lives ended tragically – from drowning, from murder, and from accidents of all kinds. This tour includes the story of three militia men killed in a guncotton explosion; an attempted murder followed by suicide; a drowning or […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Hangman’s Noose Tour – SOLD OUT

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. In total, 85 people have been executed for crime in New Zealand with the first in 1842 and the last in 1957. Seventeen of those men were executed in Wellington and 11 are buried in Karori Cemetery.  This walking tour will visit some of their graves to account […]

Wellington Heritage Festival: Tales From the Vaults Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Find out who is in and who is out of some of Karori cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for size. The tour duration is 1 hour 45mins. This tour is suitable for people with moderate fitness. The route mostly follows paved surfaces but there are some areas of unevenness. […]

Our Fair Ladies Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Embark on a captivating journey through the history buried in Karori Cemetery with our tour showcasing the remarkable lives of Wellington's women. This tour offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the resilience, creativity and empowerment of women at a time when a woman couldn't have a bank account in her own name.  You'll hear the […]