Napier City Council

Taradale Cemetery

Taradale, Napier

This cemetery has no new plots. Memorials here go on graves that already exist.

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

Cemeteries set different rules in different parts of the grounds. These are the areas here and what each one takes.

Ashes plot

Ashes interred in the ground, with a memorial set flat above them.

You can have: Ashes memorial

Plaque sizes: 450 × 300mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Taradale Rose Ash Plot
Materials: graniteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Taradale Rose Ash Plot
Colours: grey, black, brown, blue, green, red, whiteNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Taradale Rose Ash Plot

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.