History / Life And Society

Historian David Verran on the historic Symonds Street cemetery

09:45 am on 6 January 2025

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The cemetery in Auckland's inner-city Symonds Street is one of the oldest in the country. Historian David Verran regularly takes tours through the cemetery.

He joins Anna in the Auckland studio to share about some of its unusual history, and some of the notable people buried there.

Symonds Street cemetery in Auckland Photo: from Friends of Symonds Street Cemetery https://www.symondsstreetcemetery.com/graves-in-the-cemetery