"Lots of cemeteries have seats where people can sit and reflect."
Trevor Hurley, a member of the Kaponga Lions, says when he put forward the idea of organising a couple of benches for the Kaponga cemetery at a Lions club meeting, it met with plenty of support.
Publicity officer for the club, David Smith, says the group were discussing things they could do for their centennial legacy project and David's suggestion of benches made sense.
As part of Lions Clubs International's centennial celebration last year, Lions around the world adopted the message 'where there's a need, there's a Lion', and worked toward the Centennial Service Challenge to serve 100 million people by the end of 2017.
David says that once the idea of the benches met with approval from members as well as South Taranaki District Council, who manage the cemetery, it wasn't long before the benches were made and ready to be installed.