Coronial Reporting

Wairarapa Times Age | Dec 2021

Expert reports for coronial investigations

We have continued to work closely with the country’s coroners by producing expert reports to assist their investigations into land-based outdoor recreation fatalities.

These reports detail the events leading up to the tragedy, the circumstances of the incident, causation factors, a summary of key findings and recommendations for prevention. Coroners have heavy caseloads and due to the large volume and diversity of scenarios, it’s not possible for them to be an expert in everything. Our reports ensure the coroners have all the facts presented impartially and enable them to make recommendations that can have real-world positive impact.

In almost all cases, coroners adopt the findings and recommendations MSC make.

It’s typical for coroners and the Ministry of Justice media teams to work with us when releasing findings to the media and public, and we are typically included in relevant media articles where our recommendations are adopted.

In the course of this year, we have completed eight full reports and have started work on a further two.