A police tent at Waikumete Cemetery yesterday. Photo / Brett Phibbs
A police tent at Waikumete Cemetery yesterday. Photo / Brett Phibbs
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The reason police cordoned off an Auckland cemetery can now be revealed.
It appears a member of the public tipped off police that a body had been dumped there.
But after extensive forensic examinations, nothing was found and the inquiry is now at an end.
Police moved outof the country's largest cemetery this morning, saying they had found nothing of interest after the tip-off.
Earlier today they told Radio New Zealand they were no longer interested in the cemetery but would not confirm if the investigation was still ongoing or what the tip-off involved.
Yesterday a section of the cemetery was cordoned off as police completed forensic examinations.
Detectives were remaining tight-lipped on the operation but said they cordoned off part of Waikumete Cemetery in Glen Eden on Monday morning. They acted after a tip-off from the public, but are refusing to say what the information was.
At the scene yesterday, officers wearing protective suits could be seen walking between a tent and nearby bush with buckets.
There are no graves within the grassy area of the cordon, which was left under the watch of a security company last night.
Established in 1886, Waikumete Cemetery and crematorium covers 108ha. It has been the main cemetery serving the Auckland region since 1908 and has sections specifically for children, Jews and Muslims.
