Napier City Council
Park Island Cemetery
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.
Beam Plot
Ash beam
Ashes interred along a concrete beam, with a small memorial set on it.
You can have: Ashes memorial · Headstone
- Largest headstone
- 420 × 325mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Park Island Beam Plot
- Materials
- graniteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Park Island Beam Plot
- Colours
- grey, black, brown, blue, green, red, whiteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Park Island Beam Plot
In-ground
Monumental
A burial plot that takes a full memorial, often with a base and kerbing.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
No new plots in this section. Memorials on existing graves only.
- Materials
- graniteNCC Bylaw 2021 cl 7.5-7.8, Sch 5 General and Lawn
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.