O'Neill's Point Cemetery

O'Neill's Point Cemetery
Outside the cemetery, at the lychgate
Details
Established1891
Location
Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Coordinates36°48′37″S 174°46′53″E / 36.81030°S 174.78128°E / -36.81030; 174.78128
TypeHistoric
Find a GraveO'Neill's Point Cemetery
Official nameO'Neill's Point Cemetery
Designated7 July 2022
Reference no.9394

O'Neill's Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery and reserve located in Bayswater, New Zealand. It is a 3.4 hectare tract of land that extends from Bayswater Ave, down to the shore of Shoal Bay. Across from it is Bayswater Park. There is a walking and cycling track that runs beside the cemetery that connects Bayswater to Takapuna and Devonport to the north and south respectively.

Built in 1891, O'Neill's acted as a second-generation cemetery to the Mount Victoria Cemetery in Devonport after this site raised health and safety concern for its proximity to the local residences. The cemetery is listed on the Heritage New Zealand List as a category 1 heritage site. It is noted as particularly significant as it contains the final resting place of many prominent early New Zealanders as well as WWI veterans of Pacific and Māori background who were trained at Narrowneck Camp.