Cemetery Rules, Mission Cemetery, Finding someone in our cemeteries

Pyes Pa Memorial Park is located at 403 Pyes Pa Road, Tauranga. The Memorial Park is operated by Tauranga City Council. It was established in 1967 and has a park-like setting offering a range of memorial garden options.

Pyes Pa Memorial Park represents different things to different people, for some it is a place to walk among memorials that chronicle Tauranga's recent history and to relax in a safe and peaceful environment. For others, it is a place to remember loved ones and to honour those who served our country.

Staff at Pyes Pa Memorial Park share a wealth of experience and can help with information on all aspects of burial and cremation services, and memorial options available.

Council also maintains a number of older cemeteries located in Tauranga. These cemeteries are now only used for reserve plot burials and ash interments.
For Burial Register or Cemetery information, please contact:

Bill Keenan
Cemetery Operations Supervisor
Cemetery Office
Pyes Pa Road 

Phone: 07 543 0789
Fax: 07 543 0952
Or email: ppcem@tauranga.govt.nz 

 For information on burial records in the Tauranga area, contact the Cemetery office. 

Memorial/Headstone

A memorial/headstone application must be applied for and approved before the installation of the memorial. Please contact the Cemetery office for details. 

Burial and Memorial Options

 Download the Burial and memorial options offered at Pyes Pa Cemetery brochure (659kb pdf)

Mission Cemetery

Mission Cemetery is a historic cemetery.  Further information on the Mission Cemetery.  

If you have a query regarding the Mission Cemetery please either email us on info@tauranga.govt.nz or call us on 07 577 7000.

Cemetery Rules  

The purpose of these Rules is to enable Council to control and set standards for the operation of Council owned
Cemeteries and Crematoria. Further information on Cemetery Rules

Finding someone in our cemeteries

Online access to Cemeteries Database 

Rotorua District Council and Tauranga City Council have collaborated to make it possible for you to search for Tauranga's Cemetery Information online.

Our online access to our cemeteries database allows searches of cemetery records to find information about family and friends.

The database contains records from all six cemeteries operated by Tauranga City Council including:

• The Pyes Pa Memorial Park on Pyes Pa Road
• The Presbyterian Cemetery on 18th Avenue
• The Methodist Cemetery on Devonport Road
• The Catholic Cemetery on corner of Fraser Street and 18th Avenue
• The Anglican Cemetery on the corner of Grace Road and 17th Avenue
• The Latter Day Saints Cemetery on the corner of Fraser Street and 17th Avenue

This database does not include information for the Mission Cemetery and Maori Burial Grounds.

You can enter the details you already know and can find more specific information we may have on the cemeteries database such as the full name of the deceased, age, date, type of burial, location of burial, attending funeral director and in some cases a map and photograph of the headstone/memorial. 

Disclaimer: Due to the nature of historical documents of this type, the accuracy of the information provided in this database cannot be guaranteed. There may be errors or omissions in the data presented. Tauranga City Council does not accept responsibility for any effects arising from this information.

If you identify an error, have a question, or can provide further information please let us know by emailing us on info@tauranga.govt.nz (please include in the words 'cemetery enquiry' in the subject line of the email) or by calling us on 07 577 7000.