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Widow should get more: Grattan
Icepak managing director Wayne Grattan thinks firefighter Derek Lovell’s widow Milli should receive more in compensation than the $60,000 awarded by the court last week. Grattan told the NZ Hera… more →
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Widow should get more: Grattan
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 week ago: Icepak managing director Wayne Grattan thinks firefighter Derek Lovell’s widow Milli should re … more →
Blast fines, compo found wanting
Philippa Stevenson wrote 2 weeks ago: A judge today fined Mobile Refrigeration Specialists $56,000 and ordered the company to pay $175,000 … more →
"Catalogue of errors" causes blast
Philippa Stevenson wrote 2 weeks ago: Labour Department lawyer Shona Carr has outlined a catalogue of errors and inaction she said contrib … more →
Blast death haunts mates
Philippa Stevenson wrote 2 weeks ago: The death of firefighter Derek Lovell will haunt his colleagues for years to come, says the lawyer h … more →
Icepak gas detector inferior
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 month ago: A Hamilton District Court Judge has ruled that the company that installed gas-detection equipment at … more →
Coolstore fire inquiry in doubt
Philippa Stevenson wrote 2 months ago: There may be no independent inquiry into the Icepak Coolstore disaster that killed fireman Derek Lov … more →
Firemen thank hospital staff
Philippa Stevenson wrote 3 months ago: They helped save firefighters’ lives, coming in from days off and performing miracles in the m … more →
Icepak expands at Waharoa
Philippa Stevenson wrote 3 months ago: Tamahere resident Philip Hanrahan witnessed last year’s fatal fire at Icepak Coolstores and no … more →
Goff again put off
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Philippa Stevenson wrote 4 months ago: Phil Goff has criticised a second veto keeping him from visiting Hamilton Fire Station and the men w … more →
Second company admits guilt over fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 5 months ago: Tauranga-based refrigeration company Mobile Refrigeration Specialists has admitted two charges of br … more →
Merv and Murph burn up track
Philippa Stevenson wrote 6 months ago: A year after the catastrophic explosion and fire at the Icepak coolstore at Tamahere and while still … more →
Dismay at Icepak directors' pleas
Philippa Stevenson wrote 7 months ago: Tamahere residents expressed dismay Icepak Coolstores’ three directors are continuing to deny … more →
Fire plea reversal expected
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: Mobile Refrigeration Specialists, a Tauranga-based refrigeration company facing charges over last ye … more →
Memorial unveiled at school festival
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: A year after the Icepak Coolstore explosion shattered the peace of the Tamahere Pumpkin Festival, mo … more →
Tales from a year after fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: In the second major feature story marking the first anniversary of the fatal Icepak Tamahere fire, t … more →
One year on from fatal blast - TV3
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: It has been a year of pain, fear and grief, but now firefighters injured in last year’s fatal … more →
Milli Lovell's private farewell
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: This morning Milli Lovell planned to take a box containing the ashes of her late husband Derek and h … more →
Surviving against the odds
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: The first anniversary of the Icepak Coolstores fire at Tamahere has brought heartening news of the i … more →
Firefighter's memorial unveiled
Philippa Stevenson wrote 9 months ago: A plaque in memory of fallen firefighter Derek Lovell will remind new recruits at Hamilton central f … more →
