Nikao Cemetery

Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

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Coordinates: -21.19911, -159.79770
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The Nikao cemetery is located on Government Registered "Crown Land" at Nikao opposite the airport on the island of Rarotonga, the Cook Islands. This large cemetery contains the graves of foreigners (mostly Australian cancer patients who died in 1977/78 at the hands of convicted criminal and cancer quack Milan Brych), tourists, expats, and many Cook Islanders including the largest group of WW1 Returned Soldiers (ANZACS) buried in any cemetery/burial ground throughout the Cook Islands. The Cook Islanders buried at the Nikao Cemetery were mostly from the Outer Islands of the Cook Islands group and therefore had no family land to be buried on at their time of death on Rarotonga. Due to neglect and erosion, many graves have washed away. A rock seawall has now been completed (late 2016) to protect this historic site from any more losses. A dedicated group of local and foreign volunteers have started restoring this cemetery.

http://www.facebook.com/nikaocemeteryrestorationproject/

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/exclusive-kiwi-graves-disappearing-off-cliffs-in-rarotonga-like-no-one-cares

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