On June 13th, 2021, HPT led a tour through Makaraka Cemetery for people to learn about Gisborne's development through the stories of some of the people buried within the Cemetery,
The tour brochure, with the story of Makaraka (Houhoupiko) Cemetery, and some of the people buried there.
The map, showing the route of the tour.
The tour focused on the grave sites listed below. Some were covered in depth while others were noted as part of the story of the development of the town of Turanga/Gisborne.
MKA, Plot 79; Henry Harris
MKB, Plot 81; Waerenga a Hika memorial
MKA, Plot 268; Margaret Sievwright
MKH, Plot 259; James Woodbine Johnson
MKH, Plot 422; Alfred Lawson Heale
MKH, Plot 424; Edward and Harriet Burch
MKG, Plot 328; Annie Martin
MKB, Plot 130; James Whinray
MKG, Plot 381; Charles Goldsmith
MKB, Plot 640; Percival & Matilda Barker
MKC, Plot 1170; William Douglas Lysnar
MKC, Plot 1254; Allen Ramsay Muir
MKC, Plot 1248; William Henry Tucker (Capt)
MKF, Plot 1330; Thomas Chrisp
MKE, Plot 1629; Victor Strachan Lardelli
MKG, Plot 722; Ivan J Hoiby
MKL/Jew, Plot 3; Susan DeCosta
Old, Plot 9; Thomas U'ren
Old, Plot 112; Henry Clayton
Old, Plot 62; Elizabeth and William Tarr
Old, Plot 144; Mary Gallagher Egan
MKL, Plot 832; William Pettie
MKM, Plot 1062; Eliza Jane and William Fox
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