'This has been a huge cover-up': Pike River mine disaster dad blasts official response
Bernie Monk has been shown new images of potential human remains inside mine.
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Former officers with PTSD say police abandoned them: Officer in Tangowahine shooting speaks out
Police have pushed back at the claims saying they take care of staff present and past.
'Cover up': The brain-injured apprentice who fought for justice with hero whistleblower
'He was saved by a sandwich, and the fact someone got up from their break to go looking.'
Boss of engineering company and his brother guilty of lying about workplace incident
A young employee was left brain-damaged after he was overcome by toxic fumes.
Australian crash dead believed to be foreign workers
The crash killed five people, including four foreign workers.
Companies appeal $270k fine for incident that left worker with brain injury
The Taranaki-based agricultural business wants the fine reduced by $40,000.
Northland news in brief: 300 lifejackets given out; and person injured in workplace injury
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
One person dead after workplace incident near Whanganui
Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident about 11.40am on Monday.
Person airlifted to hospital after workplace incident at Mainland Poultry
The person was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in moderate condition.
Revealed: More than $44k paid out to council staff in ACC claims
Soft tissue injuries are by far the most common ailment affecting Rotorua council staff.
Revealed: How working from home has drastically cut injuries at one workplace
Working from home has had a direct impact on workplace injuries.
'I just want my finger back': Bakeworks fined after workers’ fingers mangled in machinery
A second injured woman says she still suffers from flashbacks and nightmares.
Autistic man on learners licence killed in car accident 'pressured' into driving colleagues to work
'No one should die due to an employer’s negligence' - grieving dad.
'Too many funerals': Govt launches plan to improve port safety
Two workers died within less than a week of one another in April last year.
Worker left with burns and PTSD after electric shock awarded $30,000
The lingering effects of electrocution have left the man unable to work.
Pet food plant machinery claims four partial fingers from workers in three years
The company was fined in 2020 and is facing another fine after the WorkSafe prosecution.
Staff member seriously injured by truck on Bluebridge ferry at Wellington wharf
Multiple emergency services have raced to the unfolding incident.
Focus: Man seriously injured by truck on Bluebridge ferry
One person is in a serious condition following an incident on the Straitsman ferry's main vehicle deck. Video / NZ Herald
2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse
More than 300 rescue workers operating 129 rescue vehicles are taking part in the search.
After the Rust tragedy, do armourers have a future in film?
“Gun safety is a very emotive issue, and it will be a shame if some of our craft is lost.”
Driver critical after serious incident at Canterbury speedway
WorkSafe has been notified of the serious incident.
Critically injured person airlifted to hospital after workplace incident in Picton
Emergency services responded about 1pm and flew one person to Wellington Hospital.
One person dead after workplace accident in Bay of Plenty
WorkSafe has been advised of the death.
Company ordered to pay more than $500,000 for worker’s death in Wairoa forest
Training and supervision was 'inadequate' in lead-up to death of much-loved father.
Care home resident dies after being hit by LPG truck
Criminal charges could not be ruled out, police said.
EU reeling as scandal tarnishes parliament’s credibility
Corruption and bribery scandal linked to Qatar's Football World Cup rocks EU.
Soldier's death prompts recommendations to change NZDF medical kits
A coroner has recommended defibrillators in all medical kits, and a life jacket review.
Qatar says World Cup worker deaths ‘between 400 and 500′
Much higher figure by official made during interview with British journalist Piers Morgan.
WorkSafe took weeks to inspect companies illegally storing explosive substances
Hazardous substances are estimated to cause deaths of between 600 and 900 NZers a year.
'Felt across generations': Renovation firm fined $300k over worker's fatal roof fall
Canterbury reno firm ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in reparations and fines over death.
Company to be sentenced following forestry death
The man, 45, had been felling at a privately-owned forest block when he died.
Forklift rolls, injures person in Auckland
Emergency services were called to a commercial property in Wiri
Whakaari owners to face trial next year over fatal volcanic eruption
Owners of White Island claim they did try to ensure the safety of others on the island.