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At Sanctuary Memorials, we remain open to all suggestions around the design of your monument.
Get in touch now, or click through a small selection of our service options below to look for some inspiration.
Our Rotorua team will install your monument in place in time for your unveiling, and if you want to add further inscriptions later on, you can just get back in touch with our local installer.
At Sanctuary Memorials, we remain open to all suggestions around the design of your monument.
Get in touch now, or click through a small selection of our service options below to look for some inspiration.
Our creative team work alongside you throughout the process of focusing in on the best design to embody the life and personality of your loved one.
Working together, we explore your options until we get to the point where our in-house artist can draw up your ideas to be passed along to our experienced stonemasons. The construction then takes around 6-8 weeks.
Over this 6-8 week period, the work’s photographic, artistic, and written portions will be completed so that we can add these proofed materials right away when the monument is ready.
After the final monument has been approved, we ship it to our headstones Rotorua installation team.
EXCELLENT Based on 36 reviews A Tara2024-10-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Beautiful job done with the headstone and installation for our loved ones. Appreciated the ease of communication throughout the process. Great value for money. Thanks team! Clint Moka2024-10-23Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We designed a bespoke headstone initially for our Father but also to be shared at a later stage for our Mother. We had a very specific design in mind, provided all the details in terms of drawings and initially stone types and effects required. We spent a bit of time internally with our Whanau deciding on the wording but got there in the end. Sanctuary Memorials were excellent from the outset. Cindy was our point of contact and communicated without fault through the entire process. They also pointed out a few ideas of their own which added to the overall beauty of the Stone. Our Whanu were over the moon with the result and my Father in particular would be so proud of what we had achieved for him. We would have no hesitation in recommending Sanctuary Memorials for your loved one's, based on our experience and the final result. martha aseta2024-07-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thank you Sanctuary Memorials for creating a beautiful headstone for our Dad. Thank you especially to Tilomai in the Otahuhu branch who was so kind and patient as she guided us through such an important process. Highly recommend Sanctuary Memorials! The Aseta Family Kerry Thorstensen2024-07-18Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Cindy Thomas at Sanctuary Memorials,, She made the whole process easy, Nothing was to much trouble from having a bird put on the stone & some Mandarin letters as well. Can’t recommend both Cindy & Sanctuary enough. Kerry T Anne Wilson2024-07-09Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. If I could give more than 5 Stars I would ! I cannot recommend more highly enough to use the services of Sanctuary Memorials, when choosing your Headstone to honour your loved ones Memorial. From the moment I walked into the East Tamaki Showroom without an appointment and met with Samantha Fester who happened to be sitting at the desk, she listened to me, and guided me through the start of the process in creating a unique and beautiful memorial stone for my parents unveiling, as well as later meeting with my sister and assisting both of us in creating the most stunning and beautifully created monument for our parents. We have just had the unveiling last week, and it was everything we wanted and more, our Family were all very happy with it, and everyone commented on the craftsmanship and beauty of it, I know my parents would have loved it. Thank you to Sammi and your team I really have great respect for the work that you do, as you do it with love in your heart and that is your point of difference and it comes across. May God continue to bless your work 🙏 ❤️ Raselama Valele2024-06-18Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Affordable and easy process. Ms 2742024-06-04Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thank you Sanctuary Memorials for your service. Throughout the whole process from start to finish you were guiding my sister and I. Tilo from Otahuhu branch was an absolute gem to work with and took our vision of our Mums headstone and made it so much better than we envisioned. Thank you Tilo for taking the time to make us feel at ease, when unveilings can be an emotional time. We were so blessed to have had this experience, thank you from our family. Arai/Piho family. Ioane Leota2024-05-31Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Sanctuary Memorials provided exceptional service in organizing the headstone for my dad. From the very beginning, their team was incredibly supportive and attentive. They worked closely with us to design a headstone that truly brought our vision to life. Their empathy and understanding throughout the process were remarkable, making a difficult task much easier to navigate. I can't recommend them enough. They truly understand the emotional weight of these decisions and handle everything with the utmost care and respect. Thank you, Sanctuary Memorials, for creating a beautiful tribute for our family. KALI2742024-05-30Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service one again as a second time customer for a custom made headstone for our brother. Everything to perfection of how we wanted it to be, highly recommended to all, and thank you once again for your services 😊. Preston Rameka2024-05-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The team is really kind and respectful very good service thanks for your quality work I recommend u to all my friends and family ngamihi nui big ups
We understand that cultural traditions often need to be observed when your headstone is being installed and reinscribed. To this end, we work with councils, caretakers, and families to ensure respect for traditions, regulations and boundaries are built into our processes.
While it may not always be possible, it is always our aim to ensure that your loved one’s monument won’t need to be removed from the Cemetery or Urupā when it comes time to add further inscriptions.
Creating a monument to honour a loved one who has passed can become a meaningful experience when you work with The Sanctuary Memorials Rotorua team.
We are here to help you as you work towards choosing the design, inscriptions and added artwork or features so that the end result properly reflects the life and the personality of your loved one.
From our initial consultation through installation for the unveiling, we take care to understand your vision, and it is our aim to assist you in achieving it.
We are ready to help now; visit one of our Auckland locations – or call or meet with us online – whichever works best for you.