Hastings District Council
Havelock North Cemetery
Cnr Lucknow Road and Tanner Street, Havelock North
The council’s permit
A permit is required before a memorial is erected here. The council charges $79, and we pass it on at cost.
HDC Handbook s6.1, s6.2, s6.5
The sections
Cemeteries set different rules in different parts of the grounds. These are the areas here and what each one takes.
J Block, upright cremation
Ashes plot
Ashes interred in the ground, with a memorial set flat above them.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Largest headstone
- 500 × 400mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 500mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.7
NW extension, NE, G and H
Monumental
A burial plot that takes a full memorial, often with a base and kerbing.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 900mmHDC Handbook s6.6
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.6
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page is taken from the council’s own rules, and checked against your design as you make it.
Read from the council’s published rules and last checked by us in August 2026.