The Dunedin Cemetery, at the top of Emerson Street, near Blackhead Road, was opened in 2011. Planning for a new cemetery in Dunedin began in the 1990s, as other cemeteries in the area (including Green Island and Andersons Bay) were already reaching capacity and with few or no burial plots still available.
"Please note that any references to a "Dunedin Cemetery" before this date will be to one of the older cemeteries in the Dunedin urban area.

The Dunedin Cemetery, at the top of Emerson Street, near Blackhead Road, was opened in 2011. Planning for a new cemetery in Dunedin began in the 1990s, as other cemeteries in the area (including Green Island and Andersons Bay) were already reaching capacity and with few or no burial plots still available.
"Please note that any references to a "Dunedin Cemetery" before this date will be to one of the older cemeteries in the Dunedin urban area.