The bodies of four Aongatete coolstore workers killed in a car crash this month will be returned to Tonga today after a moving memorial service in Katikati. Their coolstore manager and colleague, Clive Exelby, said the bodies of the four men would be flown back to Tonga this morning. "People were able to go up and pay their respects, lay flowers in the caskets, and say prayers to farewell these fine men." Mr Exelby said an open-caskets memorial service was held at the Memorial Hall in Katikati on Tuesday night, attended by about 350 to 400 mourners. Also killed in the crash was their 28-year-old colleague Halani Fine, whose funeral was held in Auckland yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2016 00:11 UTC