Volunteers bring tales of the dead to life at historic Nelson cemetery
In his attempts to wrench himself away, McIntyre fell to the ground. “I said, ‘stuff you mate’.” McIntyre’s tangle with Bateman is of many colourful tales he’s collected over the months he's spent restoring graves at Nelson’s historic Wakapuaka Cemetery. Braden Fastier/Stuff The difference between the restored graves and those still waiting the team's attention is stark. Over the last year, the retiree and his team of volunteers have restored 3000 graves, McIntyre says. Not a bad effort in a cemetery with a population of 16,000, including 4000 unmarked graves. When McIntyre ...
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