Find a Natural Burial Cemetery in New Zealand
As well as choosing an Outside The Box Casket, you can also choose to have a natural burial with our caskets.
Natural burial, also called green burial, is an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional burials and cremation. The body is neither cremated nor prepared with chemicals such as embalming fluids. It is simply placed in a biodegradable coffin or shroud and placed into a shallow grave where the body is returned to nature. A natural burial doesn’t put anything into the earth that doesn’t decompose.
There are 12 certified Natural Burial sites in New Zealand. These sites have been certified by Natural Burials, a not-for-profit organisation who have introduced certified natural burials to New Zealand. Natural Burials also advises local councils on how to establish natural burial cemeteries across the country.
Natural burial, also called green burial, is an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional burials and cremation. The body is neither cremated nor prepared with chemicals such as embalming fluids. It is simply placed in a biodegradable coffin or shroud and placed into a shallow grave where the body is returned to nature. A natural burial doesn’t put anything into the earth that doesn’t decompose.
There are 12 certified Natural Burial sites in New Zealand. These sites have been certified by Natural Burials, a not-for-profit organisation who have introduced certified natural burials to New Zealand. Natural Burials also advises local councils on how to establish natural burial cemeteries across the country.
Certified Natural Burial Cemeteries in New Zealand
Non Certified Natural Burial Cemeteries in New Zealand
- Auckland - Waikumete
- Whakatane - Hillcrest Cemetery
- Taupo - Taupo public cemetery (Rickit St)
- New Plymouth - Awanui Cemetery
- Kapiti - Otaki Cemetery
- Wellington - Makara Natural Cemetery
- Carterton - Claireville Natural Cemetery
- Marlborough - Fairhall Natural Cemetery
- Westport - Orowaiti Cemetery
- Nelson - Marsden Valley
- Motueka - Motueka Cemetery
- Banks Peninsula - Diamond Harbour
Non Certified Natural Burial Cemeteries in New Zealand
