What does Horowhenua Crematorium and Harvey Bowlers offer?

Horowhenua Crematorium offers families a chance to farewell their loved one how they would like. A person's wishes could be to have a direct cremation, and others maybe a personalised farewell followed by cremation, all which the team at Harvey Bowlers and Horowhenua Crematorium can assist with.

• Direct Cremations
• Private Family Services and Cremation
• Full Funeral Services and Cremation
• Ashes Urns, Jewellery and Keepsakes

Why Choose Horowhenua Crematorium and Harvey Bowlers?

• Cremation Professionals
• Funeral Professionals
• Affordable and Competitive Prices
• Compassionate and Caring

History of Horowhenua Crematorium

With the introduction of crematoriums in the early 1900s, families now had an alternative to burial. In the early years the cremator was a converted oil fired furnace that were owned and operated by City Councils and were generally situated within cemetery boundaries. In the mid 1980's the first purpose built cremator for the cremation of human remains was imported into New Zealand. This concept was especially designed for use in and operated by Funeral Homes. 

The nearest crematorium for the Horowhenua Community was Kelvin Grove in Palmerston North or Whenua Tapu in Pukerua Bay. Families had to travel to one of these destinations to farewell their loved one, In 1988, with the permission of the Levin Borough Council, Harvey Bowler Funeral Services installed their own cremator on site in Oxford Street appropriately named Horowhenua Crematorium. Serving the wider Horowhenua Kapiti region, it was a relief for families who could now have all services provided in their own region. Still operating onsite at Harvey Bowlers today, the Horowhenua Crematorium provides a service that most families opt for in recent times.