Waikumete Cemetery. Photo: Auckland Council.
It's the biggest cemetery in the country, but Auckland's Waikumete in the city's west is full - and new space is desperately needed.
The Council stopped burials at Waikumete last July when rain made the ground too unstable.
There are plans to expand it by 800 new plots, but that won't happen until 2027.
The Council identified a block of land in rural north west Auckland at Reweti that could be developed as a new cemetery - and issued a notice of intent to acquire the land under the Public Works Act.
But the landowner objected and the case is before the Environment Court. Taryn Crewe, Auckland Council's general manager of parks and community facilities, joins Kathryn.
