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Council cemetery activities would continue as normal this week, but Sutherland asked that any non-urgent enquiries waited until next week. She said the cost of repairs and damages was unknown at this stage and council’s priority was to support families through the process. Gisborne Police were still investigating the circumstances of the single-vehicle crash on Nelson Road, Makauri, just after 6.30pm on Tuesday. The vehicle left the road and rolled before coming to a stop in the cemetery....

Gisborne Council is seeking all whānau affected by a car crash that has significantly damaged a number of headstones. The sites affected were on the first three rows of block 30 at Taruheru Cemetery. Photo: Google Maps Police said the vehicle rolled off a road before coming to a stop in Taruheru Cemetery yesterday. The driver received minor injuries and was taken to hospital, police said. Up to 60 graves suffered only minor damage, but four are irreparable. The sites affected were on the firs...

The council’s liveable spaces manager, De-Arne Sutherland, said 20 millimetre holes had been bored into the trees to poison them. “The trees were planted for whānau grieving the loss of loved ones after the war, and both council and the YMCA, which own the parkland, are distressed that someone poisoned the trees," Sutherland said. “The council spent significant funds trying to save the trees because of their cultural and environmental value, but a recent arborist’s report indicated...