Eco-burials

From Spiritual Outlook 13 April 2014

Around the world there’s a growing demand for natural burials, where there is no embalming of the body and the graves are shallow, so aerobic bacteria can get to work. Wellington’s had a proper site for years at Makara. According to New Zealand’s Natural Burials Website, New Plymouth has the only other site that it recommends in New Zealand.

The Manukau Memorial Gardens is looking at setting aside about a hectare of land for such a site, and Gardens’ boss Noelene Mudgeway took us to have a look.

Noelene Mudgeway - Manukau Memorial Gardens

Proposed eco-burial site at Manukau Memorial Gardens

Ladies of the Coffin Club

Coffin Club founder, Katie Williams with her coffin

A couple of the gentleman of the Coffin Club

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