Golden Bay farmer Melvin "Speedo" Robinson, was killed in December 2023 after the vehicle he was working beneath crushed him. Melvin Patrick "Speedo" Robinson was the first of two farmers killed days apart in December 2023 when using a tractor to lift a vehicle. Golden Bay farmer Melvin Robinson with sons Brendon (right) and Zane Robinson. Melvin was one of two farmers killed in separate accidents in December 2023 while working beneath a vehicle. Photo: NZMEThen, days later, on 22 December, 69-year-old Patrick Richard Goodin died on a farm in Ōhaupō, Waikato, when he was crushed by a farm vehicle which fell on him as he worked beneath it.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 05, 2026 23:26 UTC