15 Sep 2023

An Upper Hutt gravedigger hangs up his shovel

From Nights, 10:18 pm on 15 September 2023
Upper Hutt cemetery caretaker Neil Whiteman

Upper Hutt cemetery caretaker Neil Whiteman Photo: Ross Giblin / Stuff

Neil Whiteman has spent 45 years as sexton at the Akatarawa Cemetery in Upper Hutt - digging graves and generally looking after things.

Neil, a popular local figure, took over the job from his father in 1978.

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