Coroner finds diving death of Aaron Matthews near East Cape was preventable
Coroner Katherine Greig said inexperience and “unsafe diving practices”, including incorrectly assembled scuba equipment, contributed to the tragedy,…
Coroner finds Savannah Auric’s death self-inflicted, after receiving package from Kenneth Law
Law, dubbed the “Merchant of Death” by overseas media, has been connected to more than 120 suicide deaths…
Double-fatal Kaimai crash: Coroner finds driver under the influence of cannabis
Coroner Dunn said Wilson “tragically” died at the scene, and Chase succumbed to his “significant injuries” in Waikato…
Carla Murray’s drug and alcohol crash death spurs coroner to warn of ‘catastrophic effects’
Today, Associate Coroner Stephen Burdes issued findings into her death, in which he said the outcome was an…
Coroner finds Leonard Collett’s fatal fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED was ‘foreseeable and preventable’
While waiting to be transferred to a ward, he was seen struggling to get back into bed after…
Coroner finds several failings by Palmerston North’s mental health unit after Gabriella Freeland died by suicide while on leave
Freeland’s is the latest in a spate of deaths of patients either at the mental health inpatient unit…
Coroner urges awareness after Whakatāne teen’s accidental death from ‘huffing’ toxic butane
She soon realised Faith was gasping for air and called for help. But Faith died in hospital from…
Coroner: Warnings over cardan shaft brakes after Graeme Rabbits killed by roll-away vehicle
Then it began to roll. The other worker was standing up, and facing the telehandler, and was able…
Teen killed in motorbike crash was speeding three times the limit – coroner
Toxicology reports found no drugs or alcohol in his system, and Coroner Rachael Schmidt-McCleave said the death was…
Coroner: Anzac MacDonald died after explosion while lighting kerosene-powered fridge
The fridge itself had been at the holiday home in Endeavour Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds for more…
Death of child trapped in fence at childcare centre ruled ‘preventable’
The death of a toddler who became trapped on a fence at a childcare centre outside Darwin last…
Boy dies from ‘extensive internal bleeding’ after dad tells him to ‘sleep off’ snake bite
QUEENSLAND, Australia (WKRC) – A boy died from a snake bite after his father told him to “sleep…