Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·20 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌Auckland arborist Kevin Barry was killed in a workplace accident last year while removing tree stumps on a street in Whangārei. Photo / Barry familyAn arborist removing tree stumps in a residential street was grabbed by his shirt sleeve and pulled into the spinning blade of the machine he was using.

Kevin Barry, who only months earlier had started work as a groundsperson for an Auckland tree-maintenance firm, never had time to save