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  • June 2022

  • Mon 6

    Murder & Mayhem Tour

    June 6, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, 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 three militia men killed in a guncotton explosion; a man who murdered his two small children; an attempted murder followed by suicide; a drowning or...

  • Mon 6
    Friends of Karori Cemetery

    Grave Finding Assistance

    June 6, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, 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.

  • Mon 6

    Tales From the Vaults Tour – SOLD OUT

    June 6, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    Apologies but this tour has now SOLD OUT. Follow us on Facebook to hear about out next tours.   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...

  • August 2022

  • Sun 7

    Off the Beaten Track Tour – CANCELLED

    August 7, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    Apologies but due to recent wet weather we have decided to CANCEL this 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 Karori Cemetery. We walk up and down the hills, through the gully's and alongside the...

  • Sun 7

    Grave Finding Assistance – CANCELLED

    August 7, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    Apologies but due to the recent wet weather we have decided to CANCEL our activities in the Cemetery on this date, including grave finding assistance.     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...

  • Sun 7

    Tales From the Vaults Tour – CANCELLED

    August 7, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    Apologies but due to the recent wet weather, we have decided to CANCEL this tour.   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. An amount of walking...

  • September 2022

  • Sun 4

    Tales From the Vaults Tour – CANCELLED

    September 4, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:15 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    CANCELLED - unfortunately the ground conditions have not dried out sufficiently for us to run our tours safely.   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. About...

  • Sun 4

    Grave Finding Assistance – CANCELLED

    September 4, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    CANCELLED - unfortunately the ground conditions have not dried out sufficiently to run our tours safely, and so we will not be at The Shelter to assist with grave finding this weekend. Please email us or message us through Facebook if you need assistance in the meantime. We love to help. Need some help with...

  • Sun 4

    Murder & Mayhem Tour – CANCELLED

    September 4, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand

    CANCELLED - unfortunately the ground conditions have not dried out sufficiently to run our tours safely. 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; a...

  • October 2022

  • Sun 2

    Tales From the Vaults Tour

    October 2, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:15 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, 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 for people with moderate fitness. About 1.5km of walking is required, including some long uphill stints. Paths may be muddy and slippery underfoot. $10 per...

  • Sun 2

    Grave Finding Assistance

    October 2, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, 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.

  • Sun 2

    Murder & Mayhem Tour

    October 2, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Karori Cemetery The Shelter, 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 three militia men killed in a guncotton explosion; a man who murdered his two small children; an attempted murder followed by suicide; a drowning or...

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