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STUFF The long time it takes for coroners to deliver reports into sudden deaths has been called a national scandal by one grieving wife. Grieving families are having to wait on a knife-edge for years, as the time coroners take to investigate sudden deaths has ballooned 25 per cent in a year. New Zealand-wide, in the 12 months ending October 31, 2020, it took an average of 458 days for coroners to close their investigations, up from 366 days the year prior. 123rf Grieving families wait an average of 458 days after a sudden death for a coroner to close their investigation. (File photo) But there are also large disparities between coronial service regions, with Whangārei families waiting an average of 624 days for a case to close – more than twice as long as the fastest area, Rotorua, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Justice under the Official Information Act.

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