A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.

I believe we need to hold our Govt, whatever stripe it is, to the task of doing what it is there to do. That's what has driven this column, writes Dita De Boni.

Protecting workers with rules is one thing, hindering them actually doing their job or sending them broke adhering to rules is another.

Up to 300,000 working New Zealanders won't have access to one of the most effective ways they can keep themselves and their mates safe at work, writes Helen Kelly.

Law change aims to reduce legacy of workplace harm, write Christie Hall and Zena Razoki.

Delays to improving New Zealand's workplace health and safety regime seem to demonstrate either a complete lack of understanding of the causes of the country's poor track record in this area or a....

Business NZ has called for an end to political manipulation of ACC levy settings by successive Governments.

While new legislation doesn’t in itself protect anyone, it does set new expectations and provides the foundations for a much-needed change in Kiwi culture, writes Z Energy’s Julian Hughes.

A roofer who plummeted head-first two storeys on to concrete says it has not put him off the job.

The drain on ACC will continue as long as Talley's continues to insist its' health and safety scheme is working, writes Dita De Boni.

No charges will be laid after a mystery chemical at a south Auckland shopping mall put three paramedics in hospital yesterday.

Experts are still trying to identify a mystery chemical at a South Auckland shopping mall that put three paramedics in hospital yesterday.

A man killed when he was trapped under a heavy vehicle at a Bay of Plenty quarry today was a 24-year-old from Tauranga, police say.

A forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.

The tragic events in the Winz office in Ashburton last September have resulted in action before the Courts. The obvious being the alleged offender facing multiple criminal charges, including murder.

One person is dead following an accident on a work site in Port Waikato this morning.

A gas leak in Ponsonby led to the evacuation of many businesses in the area last night.

80-year-old Tararua farmer Donald Robbie was driving his farm truck, with 4.5c metres of gravel down a steep hill when his brakes failed.

A crane driver is stuck inside a toppled container crane at Wellington Port this morning.

A man is lucky to be alive after he was nearly crushed by a concrete slab at a demolition site this afternoon.

A grandfather was killed in a “horrific” accident after his future son-in-law accidentally trapped him in an industrial oven that reached temperatures of 280C.

An as of yet unidentified person could be guilty of manslaughter after a roofer was electrocuted in 2011, a coroner has found.

A Southland farmer has been ordered to pay $152,000 in fines and reparations after a worker on his farm was crushed to death in August last year.

Solid Energy has announced it will not re-enter the Pike River Mine drift because the company considers the risks to life remain too high. Read the latest selection of Your Views on the decision.

Nearly a quarter of agriculture, forestry, and fishery workers had a work-related injury claim accepted by the Accident Compensation Corporation last year, Statistics New Zealand says.