Karori Cemetery Main Chapel

Karori Cemetery Main Chapel is a chapel in Wellington, Greater Wellington which is located on Rosehaugh Avenue. Karori Cemetery Main Chapel is situated nearby to the shelter Karori Cemetery Lychgate, as well as near Karori Cemetery Jewish Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karori Cemetery and Karori Cemetery Lychgate.

Karori Cemetery

Cemetery

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Karori Cemetery, located in the Wellington suburb of Karori, is the second-largest cemetery in New Zealand. It opened in 1891 to replace Bolton Street Cemetery, and reached capacity and was closed to most burials in the 1960s when Mākara Cemetery opened. Karori Cemetery is situated 220 metres northwest of Karori Cemetery Main Chapel.

Karori Cemetery Lychgate

Shelter

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Karori Cemetery Lychgate is a shelter, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Karori Cemetery Main Chapel.

Futuna Chapel

Church

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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 1¼ km west of Karori Cemetery Main Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northland and Karori.

Northland

Suburb

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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

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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

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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 Main Chapel

Type: Chapel
Address: 15 Rosehaugh Avenue, Karori, Wellington, 6012
Categories: building and religion
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.27796° or 41° 16′ 41″ south

Longitude

174.75131° or 174° 45′ 5″ east

Open location code

4VCPPQC2+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 971065489

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

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