New Zealand woman, Faith Waterman Batistich, died after she breathed in the colourless, odourless element directly from the canister in September 2022. When inhaled, helium displaces oxygen in the ...

The sudden death of a young mother who inhaled helium at her daughter’s first birthday party has sparked urgent warnings over the popular party trick. Faith Waterman Batistich, 20, from New Zealand, ...

A major New Zealand retailer plans to make changes to warnings about the dangers posed by helium balloon kits after a woman died from inhaling the lethal gas while preparing decorations for her ...