Opposition to Auckland Council plan for new cemetery land

Stuff1NewsTuesday 18 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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Auckland Council intends to compulsorily acquire 172 hectares of private land near Waimauku to establish a new cemetery. The proposal faces resistance from the landowner and local hapū, as the Waikūmete Cemetery in Glen Eden has reached full capacity.

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First reported by Stuff, Tue 18 Mar 2025, 3:23pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 3 hours
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    The multimillion-dollar block of land a council controversially wants to take for a graveyard (opens in new tab)

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    Opposition builds to land buy-up for new Auckland cemetery (opens in new tab)