When someone dies suddenly guide [pdf, 533 KB]
...death is in ‘official custody or care’ if it occurred when the deceased was in prison, Police custody or Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children custody or care, or under a compulsory treatment order made under mental health or intellectual disability, or addictions legislation. The law also requires that all self- inflicted deaths are reported to the coroner, and that an inquiry must be held. Who will let me know what is happening? Representatives from both Coronial Services...