Burnouts at the graveside prompt CCTV installation
Black smoke blowing into the chapel, tyre-popping beside the burial lawns - this is the kind of behaviour which prompted Hamilton Park Cemetery to install CCTV cameras.
Cemetery staffers say they've noticed the skids get more deliberate and extensive over the past two to three years.
One funeral director had seen someone step in front of a car in an attempt to stop it doing a burnout, according to the Funeral Directors Association NZ.
As well as the noise - which affects other services on at the same time - the burnouts are leaving rubber marks, ripping through the seal, and cemetery staffers are worried one of the vehicles will lose control and hurt someone.
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The health system has been accused of breaking the law amid sky-rocketing demand for community-based nurses in Waikato.
This comes as the supply of district nurses lags behind referral increases of more than 100%, leading to staff burn out and an “unprecedented” service failure.
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