The Coroner is calling for a taskforce to tackle quad-bike related deaths
The Coroner is calling for a taskforce to tackle quad-bike related deaths
20 May 2019
Kaye Blance died in May 2015, after being trapped under a quad bike in Westport.
Coroner Brigitte Windley recommends relevant industry bodies - including WorkSafe NZ, MBIE , ACC and Federated Farmers - establish a working party to review Australian recommendations.
She wants to see if they could be implemented here - including a minimum level of stability and the fitting of an Operator Protection Device.
99 people have been killed in quad bike incidents since 2007, including seven in 2018.
© 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity
