Ngai Tahu kaumatua Edward Ellison places soil around a kowhai tree, as part of the official opening of the new Dukes Road Crematorium in Mosgiel. Photo by Gregor Richardson.
Hope and Sons funeral director John Finlayson stands next to the new cremator.
Hope and Sons funeral director John Finlayson stands next to the new cremator while Ngai Tahu kaumatua Edward Ellison places soil around a kowhai tree, as part of the official opening of the new Dukes Road Crematorium in Mosgiel.
An open day was held at the crematorium on Saturday afternoon, to demystify the processes around death, funerals and cremation.
