Bystanders rushed to help a man who dropped dead while cleaning his parents' graves on Mother's Day today.
The 68-year-old was in the historic Wesleyan area of Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery when he collapsed around midday.
Bystanders, including a nurse, rushed to help him and he was given CPR at 12.14pm, police said.
Emergency services were called to the cemetery, which was packed with mourners, however the man died in front of onlookers. A fire appliance carrying lifesaving medical equipment arrived two minutes later.
Senior Sergeant Michael Rickards of Waitemata Police said the man collapsed about 12pm today while tending to his parents' gravestone. Members of the public tried to revive him but he passed away.