A coroner speaks for the dead to protect the living / Wallace Bain.

The role of a coroner -- A coroner's workload -- A history of coroners -- Inquisitorial : why the Coroners Court and processes are so different -- Child abuse : Nia Glassie -- Child abuse : Moko Rangitoheriri -- Culture and death -- Suicide and the coroner -- Co-sleeping : an avoidable death -- Alcohol and its effects -- The sad case of Rachael De Jong -- Hot pool deaths from hydrogen sulphide -- Top dressing pilot fatigue -- Driver fatigue, seat belts, bridges, texting -- Hunting accidents -- Deaths in the forestry industry -- Common features in boating deaths -- Cyberbullying and the law.

"Wallace Bain retired in early 2020 after 28 distinguished years as a Coroner, most recently in Rotorua. During these years Mr Bain developed a national reputation for his sensitivity and compassion in dealing with difficult cases such as those of Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri. That a child is killed in New Zealand as a result of abuse every five weeks he finds "unacceptable". He has also developed a reputation for being a "Coroner on the warpath" for his forthright demands from time to time that New Zealand's laws and regulations be changed to protect ordinary citizens"--Back cover.