Wellington council says waterfront fencing decision too ‘highly charged’ despite teacher’s drowning death
A coroner's inquest into the 2023 drowning of teacher Isaac Levings heard that Wellington Council views installing a protective fence as politically contentious.
The coroner's inquest into the death of primary school teacher Isaac Levings, who drowned in 2023, has raised questions about safety measures at Wellington's waterfront. Council representatives told the inquest that deciding whether to install a fence along the waterfront is too 'highly charged' a matter, despite the circumstances of Levings' death.
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Decision to install fence at Wellington waterfront too 'highly charged' council says, despite death of teacher Isaac Levings
The comments were made at the coroner's inquest into the 2023 drowning of primary school teacher Isaac Levings.
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Fences along Wellington waterfront a highly charged matter council says, despite death of teacher Isaac Levings
The comments were made at the coroner's inquest into the 2023 drowning of primary school teacher Isaac Levings.