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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....

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...

Apologies this tour is now sold out.   On the 12 February 1909, the SS Penguin sank in Cook Strait in a raging southerly storm with the loss of 72...

Apologies but this tour has now sold out. To be notified of when we make tours available, please follow us on Humanitix. https://events.humanitix.com/host/62dcc703173dab0b2ae6e360 In total, 85 people have been executed...

Hear about a poet, a writer, soldiers and stories of Wellington history. Further Catholic Tales tells the stories of the wide range of people interred in the section known as Catholic...

Apologies but this tour is 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....

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...

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...

Come and hear tales from our military history. The tour duration is 1 hour 30mins. The tour mostly follows paved surfaces but there are some areas of unevenness. Tours are $10 per person (plus non-refundable booking fee). Children under 12 are free. Your ticket can be booked through our ticketing website Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/friends-of-karori-cemetery-military-tales-from-the-services-section-may-2024 Our tour...