Events

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 through a different lens, as the landscape settles in from dusk to darkness. On this walk you'll be accompanied by two guides who will take...

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 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...

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...

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!...

(this tour was previously scheduled for Sunday 8th January and moved due to the bad weather we were experiencing): Murder and Mayhem Tour.  Karori Cemetery is the final resting place...

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...

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...

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...