Friends of Karori Cemetery

Community Organisation

Friends of Karori Cemetery
73 Old Karori Road
Karori Wellington
45 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery: Tour this Weekend

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

Tour this weekend: Off the Beaten Track

Last minute weekend activity idea! Join us on our tour this Sunday 6th October at 10:30am. Off the Beaten Track takes you off the main road to explore some of the lesser known parts of the cemetery with stories of interesting characters along the way. … View more
Tour this weekend: Off the Beaten Track

Last minute weekend activity idea! Join us on our tour this Sunday 6th October at 10:30am. Off the Beaten Track takes you off the main road to explore some of the lesser known parts of the cemetery with stories of interesting characters along the way. Tickets are $10 per person (children under 12 are free).

For more details and to purchase your ticket, please visit our ticketing website:

events.humanitix.com...

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102 days ago

International Cat Day

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

Today is our annual homage to Mrs Chippy on International Cat Day. Mrs Chippy is remembered on the grave of his faithful owner Harry McNeish [McNish]. His statue attracts many visitors to the cemetery every year. They drop in to see us at The Shelter and ask 'Where's the cat?' 🐈
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Today is our annual homage to Mrs Chippy on International Cat Day. Mrs Chippy is remembered on the grave of his faithful owner Harry McNeish [McNish]. His statue attracts many visitors to the cemetery every year. They drop in to see us at The Shelter and ask 'Where's the cat?' 🐈

For Mrs Chippy's full story, please see his Wikipedia entry:
en.wikipedia.org...

Directions of to find to Harry and Mrs Chippy can be found using the cemetery website:
wellington.discovereverafter.com...

Plot: Ch Eng 2/L/30

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104 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery: Upcoming Tours

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

September Tours

Our tours for September have a magical or mysterious theme. Come on one or all of them!

Evening Tour | Friday 6th September 8:00pm

Hangman's Noose | Sunday 8th September 10:30am

Murder & Mayhem | Sunday 8th September 1:00pm
(at the time of printing we currently… View more
September Tours

Our tours for September have a magical or mysterious theme. Come on one or all of them!

Evening Tour | Friday 6th September 8:00pm

Hangman's Noose | Sunday 8th September 10:30am

Murder & Mayhem | Sunday 8th September 1:00pm
(at the time of printing we currently only have 1 ticket left for this tour, if you need to book more than one ticket, please email us at info@friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz)

Tickets for each tour are $10 per person (+ booking fee). Children under 12 are free.

To find out more about these tours and to book your ticket, please visit our ticketing website on the link below:

events.humanitix.com...

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112 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery: Tour this Weekend

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

We still have some tickets available for our tours on Sunday 4th August. Tickets are $10 per person (plus booking fee). Children under 12 are free.

11:00am More Catholic Tales
1:00pm Tales From the Vaults

For more details and to book your ticket, please visit our ticketing website Humanitix … View more
We still have some tickets available for our tours on Sunday 4th August. Tickets are $10 per person (plus booking fee). Children under 12 are free.

11:00am More Catholic Tales
1:00pm Tales From the Vaults

For more details and to book your ticket, please visit our ticketing website Humanitix on the link below:

events.humanitix.com...

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125 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery: Upcoming Tours

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

Tours for Sunday 4th August 2024

More Catholic Tales | 11:00am
Hear about a poet, a writer, soldiers and stories of Wellington history. Further Catholic Tales tells the stories of the wide range of people interred in the section known as Catholic 2.

Tales From the Vaults | 1:00pm
Join us on… View more
Tours for Sunday 4th August 2024

More Catholic Tales | 11:00am
Hear about a poet, a writer, soldiers and stories of Wellington history. Further Catholic Tales tells the stories of the wide range of people interred in the section known as Catholic 2.

Tales From the Vaults | 1:00pm
Join us on this tour to learn more about some of the inhabitants of these cemetery dwellings.

Tickets are $10 per person (plus booking fee). Children under 12 are free.

For more details about each tour and to secure your tickets, please visit our ticketing website:

events.humanitix.com...

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