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Drugged driver also drank bourbon while driving in lead-up to fatal crash
Disqualified driver Carla Murray drove through a stop sign and into a truck's path.
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Coroner's warning after Auckland worker killed by roll-away vehicle
Graeme Rabbits was crouching down facing away from the telehandler when the brakes failed.
‘So avoidable’: Coroner’s warning after man's fatal decision costs him his life
Coroner Ian Telford says it 'makes this situation all the more painful'.
'It was not safe:' Man killed in crash after ignoring friend's pleas not to drink and drive
Tachyon Hutt was four times over the legal limit and had cannabis in his system.
Helmet left on bed: Coroner delivers findings after teen killed in motorbike crash
CCTV showed Jack MacConnell riding between 124km/h and 156km/h before impact.
'Entirely preventable': Man fatally crushed while fixing 500kg ride-on mower
Far North man Ian McLarnon was working under the mower when it slipped and pinned him.
Man was showing grandson how to light kerosene fridge moments before deadly explosion
The tragedy has prompted a warning about the dangers of mixing fuels.
‘I have had enough’: Mother pleaded for help months before baby was killed
Despite the woman's repeated calls to the police, there was little intervention.
Baby girl had just been diagnosed with reflux when her father killed her
He has since been jailed. Now a coroner is now looking into whether changes are needed.
‘Profoundly painful’: Imam slams court move to let terrorist speak at inquest
Victims and families don't want to see Brenton Tarrant's face or hear his voice.
Police wrongly blamed young driver for quadruple fatality after claiming he had used cannabis
Now Storm Lacy's name as been cleared as coroner reveals why forestry workers really died.
‘A very challenging time’: St John staffer recounts Whakaari response toll
Six rescue helicopters were dispatched within minutes of the eruption alert.
Drink-driver kills elderly motorist and himself hours after being banned from the road
Anthony Wood died when hit by a driver with 4x the legal alcohol limit in his blood.
Unlicensed teen driver 'huffing nangs' moments before crash that killed 5
The 19-year-old also had cannabis in her system when she ploughed into another car.
Lack of record-keeping before death of high-risk Gisborne patient
Janet Milner died in 2021, aged 50, after surgery in Gisborne.
Cause of house fire on freezing night that killed mother and son revealed
The 11-year-old and his mother died from smoke inhalation in the 2024 fire.
Deadly flooding worsened by probable blockage at river mouth during Cyclone Gabrielle
Water flows exceeded flood of 1938, and doubled that of 2018.
Cold seas, doomed boat: Fishing trip ends in fatal capsize
After swimming for some time, two fishermen reached the shore but the third did not.
'Heartbroken': Family's pain as phone-using truckie who killed 22yo gets early release
Truck driver Sarah Hope Schmidt sent 45 Snapchat messages and received 85 while driving.
'Some kind of hell': Father of teen cyclist killed in truck crash assumed driver was to blame
But, when he learnt otherwise, he actively sought out the companies involved.
'A grave hazard': Unsupervised toddler drowns in unfenced backyard swimming pool
There were several items, including a chair, near the pool Aromaia Duff drowned in.
‘They had very little time’: Expert at Whakaari inquest outlines how survivors stayed alive
Shane Cronin told the inquest some ash particles were hotter than 400C.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 111 callers told 'no one is coming to help' as floodwaters rose
'Some of the calls, even now with the passage of time... are distressing to hear.'
Three die in 'devastating' crashes into lake on same corner. Authorities demand action
Two vehicles plunged into Lake Rotomā from SH30 within nine months in 2020 and 2021.
Inside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle
The inquest will also probe how warnings and emergency plans were managed.
'Run': Moment tragedy struck Whakaari shared in court through victims' frightening footage
Today is the second day of the first phase of the inquest.
Whakaari families speak as coronial inquiry opens in Whakatāne
Families told the inquest the deadly White Island eruption changed their lives forever.
Bone found in case of missing diver leads to findings on his death
Jinting Guo hasn't been seen since 2023. His body remains missing, but for a single bone.
'A recipe for disaster': Inexperienced driver lost control in crash that killed two teens
The teen driver was on a learner's licence and had consumed alcohol when she crashed.
Inquest into deadly White Island eruption a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’, says victim's relative
Almost six years after the eruption that killed 22, a coroner will examine what happened.