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Monumental Masonry: A dying art form seeking revival

Monumental Masonry A dying art form seeking revival
'You get to be an extraordinary part of someone’s life, even though you never meet them.'

Kim Stops says being tasked with memorialising someone was a great honour. Photo / Michaela Gower

An etching into the history that makes up towns across New Zealand, the results of monumental masonry can last far longer than a lifetime.

But the masons themselves are becoming a dying breed. There are now just 150 left in New Zealand, and even fewer with the qualifications it

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