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Police took man to hospital but didn’t warn he was a suicide risk – within hours he was dead

Man had left the hospital and taxied to the airport when police were called to assist.

'Do not do it': Coroner's plea to drivers after three alcohol-related crash deaths

Sahil Prasad was driving home when he was struck by Jack Halliday, driving a work ute.

Watch: Anti-vax ex-Māori All Black questions Efeso Collins’ grieving widow

Fia Collins wants a coroner to hold an inquest into her husband's death.

‘False sense of security’: Eight children drown in one summer

Coroner calls for better supervision around pools, lakes and rivers.

Man died in armchair four days after crash injuries not detected

Lance Hohaia Houpapa was found dead in his armchair four days after a crash.

‘Avoidable’: Coroner finds patient had the means and opportunity to end his life

Shaun Gray died in Palmerston North Hospital's Ward 21 which is 'not fit for purpose'.

Gloriavale death: Coroner says Sincere Standtrue died suddenly from ‘blacking out game’

Sincere Standtrue's sister reveals the way he was treated at Gloriavale before he died.

‘Suspected self-inflicted’: Pauline Hanna inquest - Polkinghorne listed as interested party

Her husband Philip Polkinghorne has been listed as an interested party.

Teen forced to take wheel in fatal crash after epileptic woman ignored warning not to drive

Raeann Cook knew she should not be driving after suffering a seizure.

Fatal fire: Elderly artist’s remains found beside favourite chair

The fire started with embers falling from the fireplace, but there were no smoke alarms.

‘Highly preventable:’ Man killed on highway warned not to hitchhike two hours earlier

Christopher Connell's last words to police before he died were that he 'loved life'.

‘She was gone instantly’: Birthday balloon tragedy prompts warning from family

'Just don’t do it' - family's helium warning after mum of two's death at daughter's party.

‘Unexpected, tragic’: Warning as young mum dies at daughter’s first birthday from inhaling balloon helium

Coroner says there is a 'mistaken belief' about the dangers of helium inhalation.

'High public interest': Coroner prioritises hearings on 18 flood, cyclone deaths

The inquiry is likely to examine warnings, weather forecasts, landslide and flood risks.

‘No chance of him surviving’: How a hot pool visit ended in death

With no body found, his disappearance was a mystery. Now a coroner has ruled.

Auckland murder-suicide ‘tragic example’ of family violence epidemic, says coroner

Coroner reveals details of violent relationship that ended in murder-suicide.

'Selfless and heroic act': Jetskier died saving his brother's life

Police divers recovered the body of Vincent 'Vinnie' Cornell from Lake Taupō on Monday.

‘Driver error’ the cause of a car crash that killed three people

A couple from Hamilton and a man from Auckland died in the 2022 crash.