Poseidyn Hemopo-Pickering inquest: Mother withdraws accusation against father
But at yesterday’s hearing, watched by Pickering, his whānau and a few of Huakau’s, she withdrew her accusations.…
Ronin Stanley-Hunt death: Breast milk meth exposure likely contributed, coroner finds
While the cause of Ronin’s death was “unascertained”, a coroner has found it was likely due to a…
Lady Joan Branson inquest: Coroner links death to lack of anticoagulants
“I do find her death would have likely been prevented and the lack of anticoagulation did cause or…
Whangārei Hātea River death: Man’s body found, case referred to Coroner
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Boy, 6, died from hidden scurvy after multivitamin lacked vitamin C
A six-year-old boy died from cardiac arrest linked to the “sailor’s disease” scurvy, after a hidden vitamin C…
Canterbury truck driver Jason Chapman was not medically cleared to drive when he crashed and died on SH7, Associate Coroner finds
Associate Coroner Jennifer Smith has ruled Chapman died from ischaemic heart disease with a contribution from hypertension. “Speed…
Scurvy listed as ‘most likely’ factor in six-year-old Queensland boy’s death
A coroner has found scurvy to be the “most likely underlying factor” in the death of a Queensland…
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…