Napier City Council
Eskdale Cemetery
Eskdale, Napier
The council’s permit
A permit is required before a memorial is erected here. The council charges $75, and we pass it on at cost.
NCC Bylaw 2021 cl 7.5-7.8, Sch 5 General and Lawn
The sections
Cemeteries set different rules in different parts of the grounds. These are the areas here and what each one takes.
Limited Headstone Areas
Lawn
A burial plot with a mown lawn over it. Memorials sit at the head of the plot.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Largest headstone
- 900 × 900mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Limited Headstone Areas
- Materials
- graniteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Limited Headstone Areas
- Colours
- grey, black, brown, blue, green, red, whiteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Limited Headstone Areas
Niche Wall
Niche wall
Ashes held in a wall, with a plaque on the front of the niche.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Plaque sizes
- 175 × 175mm · 350 × 175mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Niche Wall
- Materials
- granite, bronzeNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Niche Wall
- Colours
- grey, blue, black, greenNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Eskdale Niche Wall
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.