Multimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·
2 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to read
Northland mum Kharma Elizabeth Owen, 29, had a benign thyroid condition that could have been treated with surgery, but died after being lost to follow-up within the public health system.
Four years after the death of a Northland mother of three lost to hospital follow-up for an enlarged thyroid, a coroner has criticised delays in implementing changes aimed at preventing similar deaths.
Kharma Elizabeth Owen, 29, died on June 4, 2022, after waking unable to breathe. Her partner called 111
Source: New Zealand Herald · Sarah Curtis
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