In the lead-up to his death, Woodford and his wife discussed plans to move the shed and use it to store firewood. “As a child, Mr Woodford had helped his father build a hut at Waterloo Station. “He immediately travelled to the hut to look for Mr Woodford, where he came across Mr Woodford’s ute with its door open,” Coroner Cunninghame said. “Mr Woodford was lying dead nearby, about a metre and a half away from a large hole in the ground. “Neither line of inquiry was helpful, so Mr Woodford decided to destroy it by detonating it in a remote area.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 08, 2026 17:36 UTC