Cemeteries

Cemeteries
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council provides and manages five cemeteries throughout the district. These are located at Maketu, Te Puke, Oropi and Katikati.
Both Katikati and the Te Puke cemetery have a Returned Services section as well as a children's section for those 13 years and under. All of the cemeteries are interdenominational.

Cemetery	Status	Location	Area Office	Earliest Known Burial
Maketu Cemetery	Open	Spencer Avenue, Maketu	Te Puke	1865
Old Te Puke Cemtery	Closed	Cnr Landscape Road /SH 33, Te Puke	Te Puke	1886
Te Puke Cemetery	Open	Dudley Vercoe Drive, Te Puke	Te Puke	1958
Oropi Cemetery	Open	Oropi Road, Oropi	Barkes Corner	1897
Katikati Cemetery	Open	Hot Spring Road, Katikati	Katikati	1878

Cemetery records are kept at Council area offices in Te Puke, Barkes Corner and Katikati and enquiries can be made for genealogical purposes.