Sarah CurtisMultimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·22 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Don Craig Tataurangi, 36, died on August 22 last year after losing control on a moderate right-hand bend on Pipiwai Rd at Ngāraratunua, near Whangārei. Photo / NZMEA coroner has stressed the importance of intervening when someone intends to drive after drinking, saying a Northland man’s intoxication would likely have been obvious before he got behind the wheel.

Don Craig Tataurangi, 36, died on August 22, 2025, after being thrown from his vehicle