New Zealand'This was a harrowing experience': Assistant on fatal caving trip said staff did the best they couldOnly two adults took 17 Whangārei Boys’ High students into Abbey Caves.06 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandNo accident, no charges: Inquest hears baby Soul suffered 'abusive head trauma' before deathNobody was charged after the infant’s death.05 May 11:28 PM
New ZealandA skull fracture, lies and concrete tomb: What really happened to the man buried beneath his home?David Hart's body was only found 16 years later when new owners started home renovations.05 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I was terrified': Teacher's desperate battle to try and save students on deadly caving trip 04 May 11:51 PM
New ZealandSchool staffer agrees 'in hindsight' fatal caving trip should have been cancelled04 May 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Extraordinary delay': Questions remain over baby's 2014 death from non-accidental head injury04 May 12:10 AM
New ZealandBaby’s ‘preventable’ death followed missed Well-Child checks, parents' 'deep mistrust'03 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘I carry Karnin’s death with me’: Emotional staff evidence at Abbey Caves inquest01 May 06:00 AM
New Zealand'We trusted our son would be safe’: Parents tell inquest into Abbey Caves teen death30 Apr 01:40 AM
PremiumNew ZealandDrunk, intimidating, coarse: 3000 complaints about NZ judges in 10 years29 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Preventable tragedy': Meth blamed for Gisborne free diver’s death, coroner findsAn autopsy found toxic levels of methamphetamine in Benjamin Murray's blood.21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone survivors, first responders and bereaved tell of endurance, heroism and griefA coroner is investigating 19 deaths in an inquiry that has been running since last year.18 Apr 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Hearts are breaking': Rugby club, mayor pay tribute to boys killed in KawerauThe boys, aged 10 and 12, died when a riverbank collapsed.16 Apr 08:32 PM
New ZealandBalancing dreams and demands: The quiet struggle before a young student’s deathA coroner has linked work–study pressure to Bradford Webster's death.16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandKawerau river tragedy: Boys killed by collapsing bank were 10 and 11Police tried to dig the boys free with their bare hands.16 Apr 06:39 AM
New ZealandRestaurant owner died after being swept from rocks while fishingIn 2025, 10 men drowned while fishing from land, up 27% on the 10-year average.15 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandLeague star's father died after 'terrifying' two-day fight for survival post-cycloneGeorge Luke was stuck between landslips 'which went as far as the eye could see'.15 Apr 06:00 AM
New Zealand'I've lost Ivy': Bereaved mum recalls floodwaters sweeping daughter away after 'no warning'Family awoke to ankle-deep water in their home. Within 30 minutes it was at chest height.13 Apr 09:19 PM
New ZealandTramper killed by boulder tried to flee mountain's falling rocks after warning screamsThe 57-year-old fell about 20m on Taranaki Maunga after being struck by a boulder.13 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'It was torture': Survivor describes desperate attempt to hold on to friend in deadly floodwatersThe pair were swept into floodwaters after the Esk Valley home they were in disintegrated.13 Apr 05:06 AM
New ZealandPanicked teen died just hours after Facebook sextortion scamThe 18-year-old was told to pay $5000 or his intimate images would be shared publicly.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGenerator fumes killed Invercargill businessman on Fiordland fishing trip - coronerTests showed fumes entered the cabin through a wire loom access hole.07 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFarmer crushed in fatal quad bike rollover, coroner findsCoroner Heather McKenzie found an unsecured 20kg attachment caused the roll.06 Apr 10:08 PM
New ZealandMystery remains around missing bags of man found with fatal injuries on roadside Questions remain over what happened to the bags Scott O'Sullivan left home with.26 Mar 07:00 PM
New ZealandJailed drink driver told his mum no one would listen. Hours later he was found deadThe coroner found inmates bullied, assaulted and stole from Alexander Nicholls-Braddock.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Implausible': Coroner in notorious Beckenridge case rules out staging death, fleeing theory New findings say it's likely the pair died when their vehicle went off a cliff in 2015.24 Mar 06:50 PM
New ZealandHow a mother and son's whitewater rafting trip turned to tragedyAlmost six years after Vivienne Pincott's death, coronial findings have been released.23 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandInquest ponders if helicopter flight could have saved this Foxton farmer’s lifeThe case has already triggered new burns training and trauma protocols at ED.18 Mar 12:11 AM
New ZealandFather acquitted of murder says toddler and baby had 'a scuffle' before son's deathAnthony Pickering said he gave his daughter a 'whack on the bum' for making the baby cry.16 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandClue to woman's death found on her phone after she had diedDebra Jacobs died peacefully in her sleep in 2023 but her cause of death remains unknown.13 Mar 10:00 PM
New ZealandRelative of baby who died of head injuries admits lying to police over claim father confessedPoseidyn Reigns Hemopo-Pickering was 10 months old when he died in 2020. 13 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessHeart attack, not EV glitch, blamed in death of man found in locked carClyde Potter's sister wants clearer EV emergency exits and for dealers to explain them.08 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDeadly farm accidents: Farmers died days apart lifting vehicles with tractor forksThe son of one farmer said his father 'could have died a thousand times in other ways'. 05 Mar 04:00 PM
