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Auckland's 'Day of Death'

It's being heralded as Auckland's "Day of Death" - the chance for members of the public to revel in the macabre by taking in the sights at the Southern Hemisphere's biggest cemetery. Waikumete Cemetery held its first open day today, including a grave-digging demonstration and a tour of the crematorium.

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