Reclaiming Graves from Nature

We started in 2023 at St John's in Upper Hutt. After visiting a family member there, Gemma saw that there was a lot of work that needed to be done to get rid of the agapanthus, ivy and onion weed that had taken over the graveyard and was causing damage to the graves. She roped in her cousin Flo to help organise it, and then her extended family pitched in as well to help out. After a few tidy sessions, more people joined who saw what we were doing and wanted to help.

After successfully tidying up St John's, we've now turned our eye upon Taita cemetery for some well needed TLC.

Our group runs on no funds and relies on the volunteers pitching in to help out. The volunteers bring their own tools, weed eaters, leaf blowers, mowers etc. and supply the petrol to power them. Greenwaste in Upper Hutt is also taken away by the volunteers and disposed of.