NZMA Janaza Service
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un “Surely we belong to Allah and to him shall we return”
The New Zealand Muslim Association (NZMA) is equipped to provide all necessary services associated with Muslim burial. We have been providing funeral service for 40 years. NZMA is a registered funeral director. It has one major cemetery in Manukau Memorial Gardens at present. Alhamdulillah, we have been able to provide services for about 45-50 funerals per year.
NZMA has all the necessary facilities and resources to perform washing (ghusl) and shrouding (Kaffan) of the dead body. To cater for the needs for Muslim burials, NZMA is in constant communication with Auckland Council. Future plots are our major topics for Waikumate and Northshore (Schnapper Rock). NZMA funeral services has two ghusl facilities in Ponsonby masjid and a newly built masjid in Ranui. It also has a dedicated team of volunteers to assist with the funeral arrangements.
NZMA is a charity organization and is managed entirely by volunteers. Our volunteers maintain the highest standards in providing high quality, professional quality care in accordance with teaching the Ahlus Sunnah Wal jama’ah and are advised by our board of scholars. NZMA provides its service free of costs, however, costs incurred for burial services are recovered from deceased’s family. The cost of Islamic burial service is between $7,500 to $8,000 depending on the day and time of burial. Auckland Council additional charges apply for burials after 3pm and weekends.
NZMA recognises death is very traumatising for the bereaved family and its volunteers try its utmost to support the bereaved families. Our volunteers maintain the highest standards in providing a high quality, professional quality care.
The services offered by the NZMA include but are not limited to:
- Removing the deceased’s body from the place of death and transporting to our local facility.
- Arrange burial booking with the cemetery for the soonest appointment available.
- Washing (Ghusl) and shrouding (Kaffan) of the body.
- Perform the Janaza Prayer.
- Transporting the deceased person from Janaza prayer to the cemetery.
- All preparations are done under strict Islamic guidelines.
- Registration of death certificate to Internal Affairs.
- Grave on going maintenance
| Burial cost (Approx) – Auckland | Price incl. GST (2024) |
| Muslim section plot only | $ 5,068.00 |
| Digging cost – Adult | $ 1,332.00 |
| Weekend charge | $ 500.00 |
| Public holiday charge | $ 1110.00 |
| After 3.30pm charge | $ 555.00 |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $ 122.50 |
| Materials: grave support wooden structure | $700.00 |
| Transport, Death certificate & Kaffan | $500.00 |
| Burial cost for Babies (Approx) – Auckland | Price incl. GST (2024) |
| Child 1 -12 Years [ plot ] | $ 1267.00 |
| Child 1 -12 Years [ digging cost ] | $ 720.00 |
| Child 0 – 1 Year [ plot ] | $ 518.00 |
| Child 0 – 1 Year [ digging cost ] | $ 333.00 |
| After 3.30pm charge | $ 555.00 |
| Arrival 30 minutes after booked time | $ 122.50 |
| Weekend charge | $ 500.00 |
| Public holiday charge | $ 1110.00 |
| Materials: grave support wooden structure | $000.00 |
| Transport, Death certificate & Kaffan | $000.00 |
Auckland Cemeteries
NZMA has designated spaces at below address:
1. Manukau Memorial Gardens at 361 Puhinui Rd, Papatoetoe
The following is the procedure to be followed when a death occurs:
- Deceased family to obtain a death certificate from the doctor in attendance or the Hospital.
- Authorised person of the bereaved family to complete the NZMA Service Application form.
- The authorised person to be present to receive the body (Hospital requirement).
- Attach a scanned copy of the death certificate and email to janaza@nzma.kiwi.nz in order to secure a booking in the cemetery.
- The following three completed forms are required for burials.
- Application for body burial form – 245KB PDF
- Exclusive right of burial form purchase or transfer -162KB PDF
- Burial plot guidelines form for lawn area – 282KB PDF
- Hand a copy of the above completed forms to the NZMA Janaza service co-ordinator.
- If you have a pre-purchased grave plot, kindly indicate it on the above form, with proof of pre-purchase certificate.
- If it is a child burial, please provide the approximate length of the corpse so the grave to be dug accordingly.
Once the above steps are completed contact the NZMA Janaza Service on 0800 526 2292 and we will make arrangements for the funeral of your deceased. An invoice will be sent to the family from NZMA for burial costs to be paid within 21 days (Stipulated by Auckland Council in avoiding interest fees charged to NZMA).
Bank: BNZ Bank
Bank Account Number: 02-0176-0213886-04
Reference: Janaza – Name on Burial Application