Government U-turn: Scott Simpson orders fresh advice on child deaths linked to blind cords
Since 2009, eight small children have died from getting caught in blind cords, mainly roman blind cords. Simpson…
Golden Bay and Waikato farmer fatalities spark tractor hoist safety warning from coroners
Golden Bay farmer Melvin Robinson with sons Brendon (right) and Zane Robinson. Melvin was one of two farmers…
Coroner’s inquest begins into Manurewa death of baby Poseidyn Reigns Hemopo-Pickering
A jury found Poseidyn’s father, Anthony Pickering, not guilty of the baby’s murder in 2022. Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon…
Coroner’s inquiry continues into 19 people lost in Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland floods
Ahuriri drove away from the fuel stop, and was never seen again. His was the last name added…
Coroner’s findings on Malachi Rain Subecz’s death include call for Oranga Tamariki changes
Earlier inquiries into the boy’s death have put forward measures for preventing the abuse of children, and now…
Auckland sand dune tragedy: Kane Watson’s injuries were unsurvivable, coroner’s report finds
Emergency services soon arrived and continued the resuscitation efforts. Watson was flown to Auckland City Hospital in critical…
Coroner’s inquest probes possible SUDI death of baby Chloe Nicholson in state care
It was there that she died from suspected Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) after being fed by…
Coroner’s inquest probes the death of Leonard Collett after fall at Taranaki’s Emergency Department
Collett died in July 2020, aged 78. He was suffering from shortness of breath and was taken to…