Photo / Google Street ViewA brick wall that was home to a large collection of urns and ashes has been blown over at Mangatainoka Cemetery. "Regrettably, on late Friday afternoon during the extreme high winds in the Tararua District, section A and B of the columbarium wall collapsed at the Mangatainoka Cemetery." A columbarium wall is a structure used for the respectful and usually public display of funeral urns containing ashes. "We understand and deeply regret the distress this may cause many in the community with loved ones interred and remembered at Mangatainoka Cemetery." "The undamaged sections of the columbarium wall have been checked for safety and deemed safe."

Source: New Zealand Herald September 12, 2021 02:37 UTC