Napier City Council
Wharerangi Cemetery
Off Cato Road, Poraiti, 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.
Ash Beam Area
Ash beam
Ashes interred along a concrete beam, with a small memorial set on it.
You can have: Ashes memorial · Headstone
- Materials
- graniteNCC Bylaw 2021 cl 7.5-7.8, Sch 5 General and Lawn
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
Lawn Plaque Area
Ashes plot
Ashes interred in the ground, with a memorial set flat above them.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Plaque sizes
- 450 × 500mm · 450 × 250mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Lawn Plaque Plot
- Materials
- granite, bronzeNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Lawn Plaque Plot
- Colours
- grey, blue, black, greenNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Lawn Plaque Plot
Niche Walls
Niche wall
Ashes held in a wall, with a plaque on the front of the niche.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Plaque sizes
- 180 × 125mmNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Niche Wall
- Materials
- granite, bronzeNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Niche Wall
- Colours
- grey, blue, black, greenNCC Bylaw 2021 Sch 5, Wharerangi Niche Wall
Returned Services
Returned services
For those who served. The council and the RSA set a uniform standard here.
You can have: Headstone
- 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.