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 the cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for size. Suitable […]

Grave Finding Assistance

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Need some help with finding a plot at Karori Cemetery? Feel free to drop by The Shelter between 12pm and 3pm, and one of our committee members will assist you.

Murder & Mayhem Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

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 […]

Nation Builders Tour

Nation Builders: Our City, Our Country, Our Heritage Tour. Meet some of the men who built our country – the engineers who designed and built railways, bridges, viaducts, ports and […]

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour – 11:15 and 12:15

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour. This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain […]

Small Chapel Open Day

Small Chapel Open Day. Built in 1909, the Small Chapel is a hidden heritage gem. With brass plaques, glowing timber panelling, and a set of very special stained glass windows […]

Grave Finding

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Grave Finding. Our team will be available to assist you with locating your family plot(s). If you have multiple plots to find, please submit your list to [email protected] in advance. […]

City Builders Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Our City, Our Country, Our Heritage - City Builders Tour. This tour features a couple of Prime Ministers, Mayors of Wellington, parliamentarians, philanthropists, a distinguished scientific family, a mariner/shipping fleet […]

Evening Tour – SOLD OUT

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

Evening Tour 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 […]

Treasure from the Gully Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Treasure from the Gully Tour through a very atmospheric part of the cemetery, with an eclectic mix of stories on an artist, photographer, hat manufacturer, prison reformer and many more! […]

Tales from the Vaults Tour

Karori Cemetery 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Tales from the Vaults 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 […]

Off the Beaten Track Tour – SOLD OUT

Off the Beaten Track Tour.  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 […]