Cemeteries in the Southland District are either looked after by Council or a trust, or in the case of a few small burial grounds, by different groups.

If you are looking for information on a specific grave, please go to the cemetery search or you can find out details and images on specific plots by using our mapping tool.

Other cemetery information held by Council includes all known information on:

  • historic burial sites
  • some "lonely graves" on private land
  • closed or disused cemeteries, such as at Clifden, Horseshoe Bay, Tararua Acre and Mokoreta
  • Maori burial grounds
  • miscellaneous information discovered on Council files or made available by genealogists and members of the public

For enquiries regarding Council administered cemeteries, please contact the district offices as listed below the map or use the map to find the relevant contact details. Call 0800 732 732 for further assistance.

For enquiries regarding trust administered cemeteries, details can be found on the map or on the listed in the tables below the map. The tables also list all cemeteries under the control of the Southland District Council and their addresses.

Cemetery map

  • Athol Cemetery

    Athol Cemetery

    Address:
    38 Carlise Street
    Athol
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Athol Cemetery Trust
  • Balfour Cemetery

    Balfour Cemetery

    Address:
    1702 Lumsden Riversdale Highway
    Balfour
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Balfour Cemetery Trust
  • Calcuim, Isla Bank Cemetery

    Calcuim, Isla Bank Cemetery

    Address:
    15 Cemetery Road
    Isla Bank
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Centre Hill, Mossburn Cemetery

    Centre Hill, Mossburn Cemetery

    Address:
    20 Cemetery Road Mossburn
    Centre Hill
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Dipton Cemetery

    Dipton Cemetery

    Address:
    1838 South Hillend Dipton Road
    Dipton
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Eastern Bush Cemetery

    Eastern Bush Cemetery

    Address:
    115 Township Road Eastern Bush
    Eastern Bush
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Eastern Bush Cemetery Trust
  • Edendale Cemetery

    Edendale Cemetery

    Address:
    5 Scenic Reserve Road
    Edendale
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Forest Hill Cemetery

    Forest Hill Cemetery

    Address:
    1 Forest Hill Cemetery Road
    Forest Hill
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Forest Hill Cemetery Trust
  • Fortrose Cemetery

    Fortrose Cemetery

    Address:
    1668 Tokanui Gorge Road
    Fortrose
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Fortrose Cemetery Trust
  • Garston Cemetery

    Garston Cemetery

    Address:
    41 The Terrace
    Garston
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Garston Cemetery Trust
  • Lumsden Cemetery

    Lumsden Cemetery

    Address:
    14 Lumsden Riversdale Highway
    Lumsden
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Mokoreta Cemetery

    Mokoreta Cemetery

    Closed

    Address:
    117 Mokoreta Tahakopa Road
    Mokoreta
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Orepuki Cemetery

    Orepuki Cemetery

    Address:
    146 Frentz Road
    Orepuki
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Orepuki Cemetery Trust
  • Otautau Cemetery

    Otautau Cemetery

    Closed

    Address:
    36 Knutsford Road
    Otautau
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Otautau New Cemetery

    Otautau New Cemetery

    Address:
    18 Bayswater Road
    Otautau
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Quarry Hills Cemetery

    Quarry Hills Cemetery

    Address:
    7 Quarry Hills Fortification Road
    Quarry Hills
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Quarry Hills Cemetery Trust
  • Riversdale Cemetery

    Riversdale Cemetery

    Address:
    230 Nine Mile Road Riversdale
    Riversdale
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Riversdale Cemetery Trust
  • Riverton Cemetery

    Riverton Cemetery

    Address:
    93 Riverton Otautau Road
    Riverton
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Ryal Bush Cemetery

    Ryal Bush Cemetery

    Address:
    263 Ryal Bush Wallacetown Road
    Ryal Bush
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Ryal Bush Cemetery Trust
  • Stewart Island/Rakiura - Halfmoon Bay

    Stewart Island/Rakiura - Halfmoon Bay

    Address:
    13 Mapua Road Halfmoon Bay
    Stewart Island
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Tararua Acre Cemetery (Waipapa Point)

    Tararua Acre Cemetery (Waipapa Point)

    Not in use

    Address:
    237 Waipapa Otara Road
    Tararua Acre
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Te Anau - Lynwood Cemetery

    Te Anau - Lynwood Cemetery

    Address:
    229 Whitestone Road
    Te Anau
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Tokanui Cemetery

    Tokanui Cemetery

    Address:
    26 East Street Tokanui
    Tokanui
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Tokanui Cemetery Trust
  • Tuatapere Cemetery

    Tuatapere Cemetery

    Address:
    257 Clifden Highway
    Tuatapere
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Tuatapere Cemetery Trust
  • Waikaia Cemetery

    Waikaia Cemetery

    Address:
    36 Cemetery Road
    Waikaia
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Waikaia Cemetery Trust
  • Waikawa Cemetery

    Waikawa Cemetery

    Address:
    439 Niagara Waikawa Road
    Waikawa
    Southland
    New Zealand

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    • Administered by Waikawa Cemetery Trust
  • Wairio, Nightcaps Cemetery

    Wairio, Nightcaps Cemetery

    Address:
    22 Nightcaps Ohai Road
    Wairio
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Wallacetown Cemetery - OLD - NOT IN USE

    Wallacetown Cemetery - OLD - NOT IN USE

    Not in use

    Address:
    24 Cumnock Street
    Wallacetown
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Wallacetown New Cemetery

    Wallacetown New Cemetery

    Address:
    4 Ailsa Street
    Wallacetown
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Winton Cemetery - OLD FAMILY PLOTS ONLY

    Winton Cemetery - OLD FAMILY PLOTS ONLY

    Family plots only

    Address:
    2693 Dipton Winton Highway
    Winton
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Winton East New Cemetery

    Winton East New Cemetery

    Address:
    25 Devereux Road
    Winton
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Woodlands Cemetery

    Woodlands Cemetery

    Address:
    5 Woodlands Cemetery Road
    Woodlands
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Wreys Bush Cemetery

    Wreys Bush Cemetery

    Address:
    212 Durham Street
    Wreys Bush
    Southland
    New Zealand

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  • Wyndham Cemetery

    Wyndham Cemetery

    Address:
    373 Mimihau School Road
    Wyndham
    Southland
    New Zealand

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Council office Cemeteries we administer
Otautau Calcium, Centre Hill, Edendale, Otautau, Wairio, Wreys Bush, Wyndham
Riverton Dipton, East Winton, Winton, Woodlands
Riverton Lumsden, Lynwood
Riverton Halfmoon Bay, Riverton, Wallacetown
Trust cemetery Contact details
Ryal Bush Cemetery Trust C/- Richard Johnson (Vicar), All Saints Anglican Church, 15 Hollywood Terrace, Invercargill
Athol Cemetery Trust C/- Richard Soper, PO Box 18, Athol 9749
Tokanui Cemetery Trust 26 East Street Tokanui, Tokanui, Southland, New Zealand
Balfour Cemetery Trust C/- Lynda Hodge, 60 Maria Street, Lumsden 9730
Eastern Bush Cemetery Trust C/- Jacqueline Legg, 10 Township Road, RD 2, Otautau 9682
Forest Hill Cemetery Trust C/- Audrey Hogg, PO Box 75, Winton 9741
Fortrose Cemetery Trust C/- Philip Golden, 270 Middleton Road, Waimahaka 9875
Garston Cemetery Trust C/- Bill Gordon, PO Box 11, Garston 9750
Orepuki Cemetery Trust C/- Andrew Young, 175 Mount Victoria Road, RD 1, Riverton 9881
Quarry Hills Cemetery Trust C/- Neville Buckingham, 670 Niagara Tokanui Highway, RD 1, Tokanui 9884
Riversdale Cemetery Trust C/- Mrs S J Welsh, PO Box 90, Riversdale 9744
Tuatapere Cemetery Trust C/- E M Brown, 441 Papatotara Coast Road, RD 1 Tuatapere 9691
Waikaia Cemetery Trust C/- Ross Sage, PO Box 8, Waikaia 9745
Waikawa Cemetery Trust C/- M E Yorke, 270 Gourley Road, RD 1, Tokanui 9884
Cemetery Address
Calcium, Isla Bank 5 Cemetery Road, Isla Bank
Centre Hill, Mossburn 20 Cemetery Road
Dipton 1838 South Hillend Dipton Road
Edendale 5 Scenic Reserve Road
Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island 13 Mapau Road
Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island 16 Horseshoe Point Road
Lumsden 14 Lumsden Riversdale Highway (SH 94)
Lynwood Te Anau 229 Whitestone Road
Mokoreta 117 Mokoreta Tahakopa Road
Otautau (New) 18 Bayswater Road
Otautau (Old) 36 Knutsford Road
Riverton 93 Riverton Otautau Road
Tararua Acre 237 Waipapa Otara Road
Wairio (Nightcaps) 22 Nightcaps Ohai Highway
Wallacetown New 4 Ailsa Street
Wallacetown Old 24 Cumnock Street
Winton East New 25 Devereux Road
Winton Old 2693 Dipton Winton Highway
Woodlands 4 Woodlands Cemetery Road
Wreys Bush 212 Durham Street
Wyndham 373 Mimihau School Road