Burials
Burial rites are expanding to fit our shrinking world
The earth's short of space and that's affecting our customary expectations of how we bury our dead. Audio
Burial rites are expanding to fit our shrinking world
The earth's short of space and that's affecting our customary expectations of how we bury our dead.
AudioIdentifying unmarked graves in Otago
Dr Peter Petchey and Professor Hallie Buckley from the University of Otago have worked with the communities, family descendants and local runaka as they've excavated the Milton's St. John's Anglican… Audio, Gallery
Are cemeteries a waste of space?
We're moving more and more toward alternative ways to dispose of our mortal remains. Sixty per cent of New Zealanders are now cremated when they die. Do we need to think more about alternative and… Audio
Uncovering the past
Archaeologists have been working alongside the Milton community to excavate an old Anglican cemetery, to find 'lost burials' and restore the stories of early Otago farmers. Audio, Gallery
Uncovering the past
Archaeologists have been working alongside the Milton community to excavate an old Anglican cemetery, to find 'lost burials' and restore the stories of early Otago farmers.
AudioDaughters of soldiers buried overseas relieved at Govt U-turn
The daughters of two soldiers buried in Malaysia tell Morning Report of the relief that the Government is investigating bringing home the remains of Vietnam and Malaysia soldiers killed in action. Audio
Wairau Bar: How it all began
Veronika Meduna joins Rangitane iwi members and scientists at Wairau Bar, New Zealand's most significant archaeological site, to find out about the place and its people, who were among the first to… Video, Audio
Wairau Bar: How it all began
Veronika Meduna joins Rangitane iwi members and scientists at Wairau Bar, New Zealand's most significant archaeological site, to find out about the place and its people, who were among the first to…
Video, AudioWgtn City Council scraps burial fee proposal
The Wellington City Council has scrapped a proposal to fine people who are over an hour late to burials $50. Audio
Chatham Is look forward to looser rules round burying at home
Any relaxing of the rules around people being buried on private rural land, as the Law Commission recommends, would have real impact on the Chatham Islands. Audio
Preserving two centuries of history
Four decades worth of work to transcribe information from gravestones in more than a thousand cemeteries around the country has finally come to fruition. More than 1-point-6 million records spanning… Audio
Dearly Departed - Fancy or Frugal?
Changing funeral traditions - with Katrina Shanks from the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand. Audio
