Ian Telford

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October 2026

• 1 OctCoroner finds rare umbilical condition was missed before newborn's death+1

September 2026

• 25 SepCoroner refers Ngāruawāhia killing to Health and Disability Commissioner
• 1 SepFootage of Benjamin Hale's death played at Waikato River inquest

August 2026

• 19 AugCoroner finds failings in treatment of Blake Williams at Thames Hospital

December 2025

• 11 Dec 2025Coroner rules Muriwai sand dune collapse a tragic accident

November 2025

• 11 Nov 2025Coroner finds Leonard Collett's fatal hospital fall was preventable
• 6 Nov 2025Coroner says Te Awamutu crash was avoidable

October 2025

• 8 Oct 2025Coroner calls 2017 Northland child's death a preventable tragedy+1
• 3 Oct 2025Coroner finds alcohol and inexperience caused fatal Taupō car crash+1

August 2025

• 20 Aug 2025Unlicensed motorcyclist killed 88-year-old on mobility scooter+1

June 2025

• 25 Jun 2025Coroner recommends avoiding tinted visors after fatal teenage motorcycle crash
• 2 Jun 2025Coroner calls child driveway deaths a common tragic trend
• 2 Jun 2025Neighbour pleaded guilty after fatal driveway accident in Tuakau

May 2025

• 19 May 2025Coroner finds Canterbury priest may have been victim of financial abuse+2

February 2025

• 3 Feb 2025Inquest begins into death of 10-year-old in Taupō motocross accident

January 2025

• 31 Jan 2025Coroner says pedestrian death was highly preventable