At least three graves belonging to New Zealanders have washed out to sea in the Cook Islands following years of erosion at a local cemetery.
The site, opposite the Rarotonga International Airport, is the resting place of mostly foreigners and includes many New Zealanders and Australians.
TV One's Seven Sharp programme reported tonight at least three Kiwi graves were among several that had washed away over the years.
Several other graves near the sea wall towards the back of the cemetery are also in danger of being ruined. Among those is a grave that belongs to a Kiwi expat, Brian Latchford .
Mr Latchford's family, from Invercargill, told Seven Sharp they wanted to see the cemetery looked after properly as theirs was not the only family who had a cherised loved one lying there.