Coroner urges NZTA to contact doctors after deaths of Eileen and Peter Field in Auckland crash
Her findings followed a criminal trial in March last year, where a judge found truck driver Arvind Sharma…
Coroner criticises drinkers after Whangārei crash killed Don Tataurangi
Telford said the crash was “yet another highly preventable fatality on our roads”. “Put simply, Mr Tataurangi should…
Jade Richards’ death: Coroner urges music festivals to help prevent fatigued driving
Donaldson was found to have had a shortage of sleep over the four-day festival before making a “flawed…
Unattended candles caused fatal New Plymouth house fire, coroner finds
Police forced entry to carry out a welfare check and found Brewer, 74, dead inside. In findings made…
Coroner criticises Corrections over Nukuroa Strange’s prison death
In a report released today, Coroner Amelia Steel was critical of the prison and the Department of Corrections…
Pātea River Bar tragedy: Coroner releases findings into deaths of boy and stepmother
A rescue effort involving Coastguard volunteers, nearby boaties and emergency services followed, but neither survived. More than a…
Julie Butler vanished from Great Barrier Island: Police provide update
Her friends, whānau, and partner agencies were also contacted. In response to a Northern Advocate inquiry, Auckland central…
Person found in Mt Wellington, Auckland waterway dies, death referred to coroner
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Coroner warns of deadly risks after student’s autoerotic strangulation
He was unable to open the door, so forced it open and found his brother face down on…
Coroner finds missed lithium checks delayed treatment before Wendy Gorrie’s death
It wasn’t until she collapsed and suffered seizure-like movements that her lithium levels were checked, and she was…
Family demands accountability after Palmerston North Hospital tragedy
She said Samantha’s medical history needed to be taken more seriously, and more thorough testing should have been…
Coroner rules Wellington man Rueben-James Va’auli’s death self-inflicted, but not suicide
Va’auli’s brother said on the morning of November 17, 2023, he went into the sitting room where Va’auli…