News
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Year of the Dragon 2024 - Remembering Bickleen Wang
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Remembering Frank Hofmann
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Matariki 2023: Remembering Mary Geddes
Mary Annabella Geddes was a pioneer of service to women. As a daughter of Ngāti Toro (Ngāpuhi) she remained proud of her Māori heritage, passing her values and identity to the following generations.
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Purewa Receives the Green Award for Water Conservation
Purewa Receives the Green Award for Water Conservation. The Green Award acknowledges Purewa’s rainwater harvesting project. The program began in 2021 by reroofing the chapels to allow the collection of rainwater into three 30,000 litre tanks, which Purewa then uses to water the cemetery’s flowering kidney-shaped gardens.