Kōrero: Volcanic Plateau region

Graves and memorial at Ōhinemutu

Graves and memorial at Ōhinemutu

In the cemetery at St Faith’s Church in Ōhinemutu, the graves are raised above ground because of thermal activity. These are mostly the graves of soldiers who served in 28 (Maori) Battalion during the Second World War.

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Photograph by Shirley Williams

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Volcanic Plateau region - Government, education and health', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15188/graves-and-memorial-at-ohinemutu (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015