The highest groundwater Tairāwhiti has seen in almost half a century has meant the city’s main cemetery is closed again for burials. Michele Frey, Council’s Director of Liveable Communities says burials at Taruheru Cemetery could continue .
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Gisborne families wanting to bury their loved ones at Taruheru Cemetery are in limbo while the district council monitors issues with groundwater at the site.