Special radar aids search for unmarked graves
A special radar is aiding the search for unmarked graves of patients who died in care in mental asylums near Dunedin. The region has a long - and often dark - history of large-scale institutional care including Seacliff Lunatic Asylum and Cherry Farm as well as welfare homes and church-run facilities. Earlier this year, the Dunedin City Council received government funding to help find and honour the patients buried in unmarked plots. Reporter Tess Brunton joined the search at Waitati Cemetery.
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