Guardian Memorials has an extensive range of headstones, monuments and plaques with a huge range of designs readily available, more than 2000 designs and counting daily. If you are after something unique we will work with your ideas to design and create a unique memorial, with a view to exceed your expectations.

We have an in depth knowledge of each local cemetery's rules and requirements and make it our mission to ensure we take care of all the 'behind the scenes' duties & paperwork to make your experience as easy as possible for you.

Our work is created to fit into any local or national cemetery and we specifically enjoy working with our Pacific Island families and send memorials back home to the islands, GST free.

Guardian Memorials is proud to be a long standing member of the New Zealand Master Monumental Masons Association (NZMMMA). We are also very proud to be part of the Headstone Shop co-operative. The Headstone Shop is a nationwide collective of experienced and genuine stone masons, all of whom are family owned and operated and spread right across New Zealand. We are unique in that as a group we share ideas, techniques and designs which ensures we are constantly up to date with fresh new concepts in our industry.

Award winning

The quality of Guardian memorials work has been recognised as best in class winning numerous awards over the years.

Here are some of our show pieces.

Winner of the 2017 - 2019 New Zealand Master Monumental Masons Association

This project was a filly customised scaled replica of a 1910 Model Ibanez Guitar with red granite and white marble inlays, coupled with stainless steel strings, turners, tremolo, dials, pickups & bridge.

Upright memorial award

Created for an avid collector of Nike shoes and shoeboxes stacked everywhere.

Granites in black, red and white.  Aluminum ‘swoosh’ powder coated with matching vases.  Inscription on base is colour graduated from white to red.

Bottom shoebox has sliding door to store memories.

Upright headstone award

Inspiration came from the Holm Memorial stained glass window in Wellington Cathedral, which was designed by a family member.  They wanted to capture the great wave in some way with minimal future maintenance.

Black flat top headstone, matching black block base, inlaid pearl granites were used to mimic the sun sparkling on the water.

Cremation memorial award

Black Recumbent desk with matching plinth base and two vase blocks

Italian nationality so inscription painted to match the flag, font chosen to look like his handwriting

Handprints are his grandchildren, Pin stripe around the desk is copied from his car