Events

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...

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...

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...

This tour is now booked out. We hope to run it again in the future, so please keep checking our Events page or follow us on Facebook.   On the...

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 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...

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 many interesting memorials and monuments. This tour runs at 11am and again at 12pm No booking required. Location: The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 79 Old Karori...

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! Come and enjoy the beauty of one of the most mystical places in the Cemetery with entertaining stories along the way. The tour will mostly...

Murder and Mayhem Tour.  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 two plus other exciting...

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour. This short (30-40min), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain many interesting memorials and monuments. This tour runs at 11am Location: The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 79 Old Karori Road, Karori Duration: 45 minutes To book...

Catholic Tales Come and explore an early part of the cemetery where we encounter a very diverse lot of people. Hear about one of Wellington's richest and distinguished families; a champion boxer; a choirmaster, organist and musician and a man who fought in the US wild west. *Note: This tour has also been known as First...