New Zealand Cemetery Databases
National & International Platforms
Auckland Museum — Online Cenotaph
A national biographical database of over 265,000 New Zealand service personnel from WWI to Afghanistan. Includes photos, documents, and community contributions. Searchable by name, place, and troopship. Actively maintained and updated.
FreeFind A Grave — New Zealand
The world's largest cemetery database — searchable by name across thousands of NZ cemeteries. Community-contributed headstone photos, burial details, and memorial records. Covers both urban and rural cemeteries. Free to search.
FreeBillionGraves — New Zealand
GPS-tagged headstone photos and burial records contributed by volunteers. Over 180,000 NZ entries with headstone images and location data. Particularly useful for locating the exact position of a grave within a cemetery. Free to search.
FreeFamilySearch — NZ Cemetery Guide
FamilySearch's comprehensive wiki page listing NZ cemetery databases, records, and projects by region. A valuable directory if the database you need is not listed here. Free to access.
