Karori Cemetery
Karori Cemetery is the second-largest cemetery in New Zealand. It opened in 1891, and is located in the Wellington suburb of Karori.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: public cemetery in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Karori Cemetery and Crematorium” and “Wellington (Karori) Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karori Cemetery Lychgate and Futuna Chapel.
Karori Cemetery Lychgate
Shelter
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karori Cemetery Lychgate is a shelter, which is situated 310 metres south of Karori Cemetery.
Futuna Chapel
Church
Futuna Chapel is a building in Wellington, New Zealand designed by the architect John Scott. Built by the brothers of the Society of Mary, the chapel is named after the Pacific Island of Futuna on which the missionary Peter Chanel, to whom the project is dedicated, was martyred in 1841. Futuna Chapel is situated 1 km southwest of Karori Cemetery.
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush
Nature reserve
Photo: Ambrosia10, CC0.
Ōtari-Wilton's Bush is a native botanic garden and forest reserve located in the suburb Wilton of Wellington, New Zealand. It is New Zealand's only public botanic garden dedicated solely to the native plants of New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northland and Karori.
Northland
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northland is a suburb in west-central Wellington, New Zealand. It borders the suburbs of Highbury, Kelburn, Thorndon, Wilton, Wadestown and Karori. Northland is populated by a mix of university students, young professionals and families.
Karori
Suburb
Karori is a suburb located at the western edge of the urban area of Wellington, New Zealand, 4 kilometres from the city centre and is one of New Zealand's most populous suburbs, with a population of 15,100 in June 2025.
Wilton
Suburb
Wilton is a small suburb in Wellington, New Zealand. It is best known for Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, a large reserve that is situated in the suburb. Ōtari-Wilton's bush is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants.
Karori Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.27638° or 41° 16′ 35″ southLongitude
174.74975° or 174° 44′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPPFX+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 18873398OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q17052319
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Satellite Map
Discover Karori Cemetery from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Karori Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière de Karori à Wellington”
- French: “cimetière de Karori”
- French: “Cimetière de Karori”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות קארורי”
- Japanese: “カロリ墓地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Karori Cemetery”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Karori”
- Russian: “кладбище Карори”
- Swedish: “Karori Cemetery”
- Welsh: “Mynwent Karori”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Karori Cemetery Jewish Chapel and Karori Cemetery Main Chapel.
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