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ACC privatisation only if proven benefits - Wilson
Privatisation should only be allowed if there is evidence it will improve the system, former ACC chairman Ross Wilson says.
Roofing contractor killed in fall
A roofing contractor is dead after falling through a roof at an industrial site in west Auckland today.
Police name worker killed by falling glass
Several sheets of glass fell on men unloading a shipping container, one breaking and causing fatal wounds to a worker yesterday, police say.
Falling glass kills man
Large sheets of glass crashed down and killed a man at an industrial site last night. Four of his colleagues were injured trying to rescue him.
Police disappointed after wrong family advised of death
Police slam the "negligent behaviour" of a person who informed the wrong family about a tragic logging death after listening in on a police scanner.
Eavesdropper tells wrong family of death
An eavesdropper informed the wrong family that a relative of their's had died following a forestry accident today.
School to be prosecuted over boiler death
The Department of Labour has confirmed it is prosecuting an Auckland secondary school over a fatal boiler explosion in June.
School to fight any charges over boiler death
Auckland secondary school says it will vigorously defend any charges it might face over fatal explosion.
Rise in workplace deaths unacceptable - minister
Over twice as many men - 31 - died at work between July and November when compared to the same period in 2007.
Man crushed in wood-pulp machine
A man has died after being crushed in a wood-pulp rolling machine at the Carter Holt Harvey Tasman Mill in Kawerau.
Shell blast kills Afghanistan veteran
A bomb disposal expert was killed by an artillery shell explosion just weeks after he returned from active service in Afghanistan.
Deadly military blast 'freak accident' - Air Force chief
An air force flight sergeant killed in a blast at Waiouru Military Camp today returned from service in Afghanistan just weeks ago, the Air Force chief says.
Air Force flight sergeant killed by artillery round named
The Defence Force has released the name of the flight sergeant killed at Waiouru Military Camp in the central North Island today.