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KAITUNA CEMETERY         MAY  2026

The Blenheim Family History Group has really "dug deep" to update the records of the Kaituna Cemetery!  Its been a labour of love, with the team spending six months transcribing and photographing headstones, then cross - referencing them with the original burial records. Their hard work has paid off, with copies going to the Trustees of Kaituna Cemetery, Renwick Museum and the Blenheim Family History Group.

Updated records of Kaituna Cemetery were presented by the Blenheim Family History Group to the trustees at an informal function held on Sunday, May 24, at the Renwick Museum.

The event was part of Marlborough Heritage Week and was attended by 25 people, including six members of the BFHG, trustees of the Kaituna and Upper Wairau Cemeteries, and interested members of the public.

A clear file folder containing photos of the cemetery, headstone transcripts, memorial texts, and a plot plan of those interred at Kaituna was handed over by project lead Wendy Tait to Margaret Boyce.

An identical folder will be kept at the Blenheim Family History Group rooms at Brayshaw Park for research queries. If you are interested in anyone buried here please contact us via our email.

Appreciation is expressed to Harcourts Real Estate for providing aerial photographs of the cemetery using a drone.

The photos below show Wendy presenting the folder to Margaret and to the assembly.