Symonds Street Cemetery

park — Auckland CBD · Auckland

About Symonds Street Cemetery

A historic cemetery and park in central Auckland, with 5.8 hectares of deciduous forest across Newton and Grafton Gullies, crossed by the Grafton Bridge. It was established in 1842, when Auckland was the capital, and the website estimates between 10,000 and 15,000 burials, including 69 Māori burials. Each religion was given its own area, with the Anglican and Wesleyan grounds east of Symonds Street towards the harbour and the Jewish, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic areas to the west. It has been a public park since 1909 and is maintained by Auckland Council, and the website says it is a Category I historic place. A guide has led tours of the cemetery since 1993. It is on the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road in the Auckland CBD.