Coroner finds DIY tree felling at Invercargill property killed Edwin Coulter

Home / New ZealandBrianna McIlraithOpen Justice Reporter·NZ Herald·10 Aug, 2026 03:00 AM7 mins to read‌Edwin Coulter died while felling a pine tree on his Invercargill property. Photo / Warren Buckland Edwin Coulter died while felling a pine tree on his Invercargill property. Photo / Warren Buckland Edwin Coulter tried to contact an arborist to have pine trees on his property felled.When that was unsuccessful, the 54-year-old took a “do it yourself” attitude and did it himself. But on May 16, 2021, while using a chainsaw with not enough power and while suspended from the tree AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.