Information

Terms and Conditions

This is a legal agreement between Aro Memorials and the client wanting to obtain our services.

The client must read, understand and sign this agreement in order to use the offered service.

Our Terms and Conditions also outline the entire process from deposit to installation/collection/shipping of the headstone for your convenience.

Please, Contact Us if you have any questions.

Install and Shipping

Shipping:

Our packages include shipping to all major ports within the Southern Pacific region. Please refer to the Shipping Information brochure for further details.

Installation:

We offer headstone installation services exclusively within the Auckland Metro area. Installations outside of this region need to be arranged by the family.

Installation Packages:

We offer Installation as part of our package prices. For our stones that do not include the full package, we offer reasonable pricing for your installation needs.

Pick-Up Information:

Headstones are available for pick-up at our factory in Mangere East.

Nationwide Freight:

We offer reliable freight services to any location across New Zealand at an additional cost. Installation at the destination needs to be arranged by the family.

Custom Designs

Do you have a design in mind and haven't seen it in our standard range?

Contact Us

We will arrange a time for you to meet with one of our designers. Together, we will find a solution to bring your ideas to life.

Once a design has been confirmed and 50% of the total cost has been paid, we will order the headstone from our suppliers. We require a minimum of 5 Months to complete custom designs.

Headstone Costs

The price of each headstone is dependent on the size, style and certain granite colours.

Our full packages include:

  • One Photo Ceramic - Size dependant on package
  • Your loved one's name in Gold leaf
  • The balance of the lettering in white
  • Installation (Within Auckland) OR Shipping to a main port within the Southern Pacific
  • GST
  • Standard dome vases (Gold, Black or Silver). optional trumpet vases at an additional cost.

There will be a fee when applying for the permit, these fees vary depending on the cemetery.

Cemetery Permit and Burial Rights

Auckland City Council run cemeteries require the Burial Rights holder's information and Certificate of Ownership number to be provided when applying for the permit.

See here for more information:

Auckland Council Memorial Headstones and Plaques

Private cemeteries have different requirements, the person in charge of the cemetery will need to be contacted for further information.

The permit cost will vary depending on the cemetery. We will advise you of these costs.

Photo Ceramics

We offer a variety of shapes and sizes.

Offering Basic Edits such as:

  • Colourizing a black and white image
  • Change of background, a selection is available for you to choose from
  • Removal of people, hands, shoulders or objects (not including hats or sunglasses)
  • Correcting a blemish, crease or slight rip
  • Change of clothing, a selection is available for you to choose from
  • Joining two or more people from separate images into one

These come with a lifetime guarantee against fading.

Click on the link Imaging

Granite

At Aro, we use a very hard, granular stone called Granite. We supply this in a variety of colours, namely:

  • Black
  • Kerala Green
  • Paradiso
  • Aurora
  • Bahama Blue
  • Emerald Pearl
  • Blue Pearl.

Click on the link below Granite Colours