New Zealand Today - Who stole Cilla's homemade coffin?

one anui home of the Whanganui River one of New Zealand's top seven e rivers and the famous Whanganui drive through traffic island postbox they were so convenient but more recently one Anu he has been home to crime coffin crime in 2014 local woman salon te de witte made headlines when she built her own coffin from scratch only to make headlines again this year when that coffin was stolen illegally long before she was did enough to use it it was a strange story they only got stranger by arranged to meet Scylla and I walk into his studio / youth hostel to hear her unusual story unusual is right years back I made a casket why because I want to do because I knew it's gonna be cheap I thought there'd be some sort of like spiritual or you know religious message behind I 2800 for a box didn't you putting it down there and deduce right I'm going back to I'm gonna do I'll make it myself never had a you know how people can get spooky about I don't know why so you need to head your own coffin yeah you've made yourself but you're sort of very unique yes what I wanted to do Sylla lined her death cabinet with a blanket featuring mouldy designs and painted the exterior to represent her love of music and karaoke unique yeah you got a coffin la babe but what happened these people whoever broke the door down and took the casket who would steal a coffin well that's it I'm not psychic it I'm gonna take up some lessons another one obviously it's been a couple of years since it's gone missing you haven't been out to find it I'm going to try and find the person who stole your coffin he praise the Lord you can do it you were meant to come here do this I gave Silla my word I had to get her coffin back I had 24 hours and I started my search with a careful interrogation of the locals have you [ __ ] it's been stealing coffins did you steal the coffin right no what do you mean not quiet it's probably in a wholesome way what do you mean in a whole well this one of coffins for not to put on the whole tie something stolen it used that's buried and only you ain't even a Lokhande soul deep how are you seventeen what's the average life expectancy in Whanganui 24 you've got to prepare for dish are you gonna build a coffin for your funeral nope I'm getting Burton key so what you got a sword a bit yeah no I'm all good I don't need a coffin so yeah done still I was no closer to solving the case literally everyone seemed to be a suspect I tried back alleys I tried pawn shops I tried talking to the City Council but the City Council was for sale I was ready to give up that's when I received a tip-off that led me to Hulya hen RA a local justice of the peace who claimed to know who the culprit was well you can't name people but I do know of a person who hated the sight of it what would be the motive to get rid of it perhaps if somebody's afraid of it destroy it that's how I did it who here was no snitch she wouldn't tell me who destroyed the coffin but it was clear it was gone for good to them its death I'm totally different I'm ready to go on the other side of the hill you're ready to go oh I'd love to then I wake up in the morning Oh Heavenly Father I'm still here maybe there's still some more work for me to do oh yeah this is the most amazing view of life because I am terrified personally of death I've done all the dreams I've dreamt of you make me feel like I've wasted my whole life last night I stayed up till 2:00 in the morning playing Mario Kart what's that it's pretty cool you light on a rainbow road up in space I use um a character called dry Bowser who's kinda like a he's like a turtle monster who drives are like a go-kart around a track I said what you want to be as much as I wanted to be dry Bowser Julio was right I needed to live my life to the fullest and the only way to do there was by helping silard I heard death to the fullest the coffin was gone my only option was to build her a new one right after we took advantage of who he is just as the peace stem to get our passport copy signed thank you very much and were you going you're going to Canada and there's a university application going back to university you know continue work on the show no this is given to an April weirdly I had never built a coffin before so I enlisted the help of New Zealand's cheapest and best but also cheapest coffin builder Rob Belmont from Kiwi caskets thanks back into it nice to meet you Robert yeah and he got how are you pushing what are you what do you do the Father Christmas of coffins well yeah I'm supposed to be retired supposed as the would rob was one of the jolliest coffin builders that idea permits and together we made a great comedy team so how's the coffin business going these days Oh coffin Ola literally makes sense does it coughing along [Laughter] what's funny about that but underneath scrape through my time Joey do you think I'd be good physical comedy if I screw the screw into my tire it's gonna be bad for continuity you kind of have a hole in your tie don't like it's gonna be good we're comedy now here comedy now mics in your favor alright comedy now after one hour of coffin building and two hours of laughing at her own jokes it was time to show Silla i've got a little bit of bad news I haven't be hard to find the person who stole your coffin but the good news is I have got a little bit of a surprise I even look around this way you can't see what it is surprise you just wait here for two seconds don't turn around freaking me up all right turn around we built you a new coffin thank you oh well I've don't worry anymore man it took a few hours but I'm the important thing is I built it all myself there was no denying there I guy Williams was a brilliant coffin carpenter and with sylla's help we made it just as unique as her old one with musical motifs glitter and MODY designs Silla loved her coffin and couldn't wait to snuggle up in it forever and I still had one more nail to put in this uplifting story so what I've got is the first-ever coffin Filton karaoke machine so you can sing karaoke [Music] [Music] how precious did that grace appear as long as life in you well I'm solo well done so we always met thank you very much can you come and help me please no you'll be fine don't worry about me don't worry about you okay come on gonna threaten us teaming up now my arms getting soft and waving I finally had a purpose I was fulfilled and happy knowing that I had made someone else happy and I too was ready to go to the other side of the river I was heading home to the firaon motel that's my home I live there now Guy Williams New Zealand today [Music] you

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Views: 222,297

Rating: 4.9585862 out of 5

Keywords: comedy, parody, jono and ben, New Zealand Today, Guy Williams, Whanganui, coffin, heils kitchen, NZT, DIY, New Zealand, Kiwi

Id: n2XowtifX_A

Length: 9min 21sec (561 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 24 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/spiritedaway101]

He will probably join Jono and Ben at their new tv show

[u/Gisbornite]

Has this been deleted? Or can it just not be viewed in the UK?

[u/Lightspeedius]

"You won't even know the cunt who stole it, cause he's dead."

[u/FactNfiction]

Amazing video you did it again New Zealand today