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Flooring company to pay $160,000 over worker's death while installing carpet
Experience is no substitute for risk management, warns WorkSafe New Zealand.

Person dies in rockfall in Fiordland
A WorkSafe spokesperson said the fatality happened at a business in the area.

Person critical after central Wellington workplace incident
Ambulance and fire emergency services responded.

Prison guard dies during fitness test
The physical readiness assessment has been temporarily suspended after the death.

Worker injured at Auckland port two days after damning report on safety concerns
An ambulance was called to treat an injured worker at the Ports of Auckland last week.

Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.

WorkSafe investigating after digger operator dies on West Coast farm
A police spokesperson said the person who died was a contractor working on his own.

Whakaari/White Island eruption: 3 more defendants named
Three parties who did not identify themselves can now be revealed.

Logistics company convicted after employee crushed to death
Gisborne port worker Shannon Rangihuna-Kemp died after she was hit by a log.

Fatal Hawke's Bay quad bike crash latest in 'devastating' trend
Farming leader laments "more than our fair share" of fatal rural accidents.

Fatal quad bike crash: Man dead after Hawke's Bay accident
The man went out on the bike yesterday morning and failed to return.

How ACC helps those who are injured
ACC reports that last year 4000 people injured themselves on December 25, costing the country about $4 million. Video / ACC

Whakaari/White Island tragedy: Charges revealed
For all organisations on each charge the maximum penalty is a fine of $1.5 million.

WorkSafe's White Island prosecution adjourned to next year
The case will be heard in March next year.

WorkSafe's warning after woman crushed by farm vehicle, company fined 275k
The vehicle's passenger seatbelt did not work and the driver's door had been removed.

Unions call for Ports of Auckland chair to return gong
Unions say top dogs shouldn't get prizes while company is fined for failing workers.

Sasha Borissenko: Who are the legal eagles of the National Party?
More than 20% of Parliament is made up of lawyers; who are National's legal industry reps?

Veteran pilot sets up fighting fund for Whakaari colleague
'A lot of people think WorkSafe have grossly overstepped the mark', fellow pilot says.

Woman dies in West Coast workplace incident after being electrocuted
Emergency teams were called to the workplace on Upper Buller Gorge Rd this afternoon.

Eruption 'unexpected' not 'unforeseeable' - 10 firms, three people charged
WorkSafe revealed details relating to its investigation into the tragedy.

Whakaari / White Island eruption: Who could WorkSafe charge?
More than 25 fulltime WorkSafe staff have been involved in the probe over the last year.

Firms fined after workers suffer chemical burns at galvanising plant
The judge said the injuries could have been easily avoided by gloves being supplied.

The case that haunts me: Private investigator on Kiwi's mystery London death
Lee Sheppard disappeared while on a working holiday in London in January 2003

Triple tragedy: Family of sawmill accident victim to challenge reparation split
Judge describes attempts to quantify loss and grief as 'unpalatable task'.

$275,000 fine over serious-injury roller crash
Company ordered to pay $275,000 for its part in a heavy roller crash.

Six-figure payout after woman tragically killed in sawmill accident
The woman reached over to clear a fault but was tragically pulled into the machine.

Ex Kiwi cop's family devastated; revelation he guarded Princess Diana
Kiwi expat cop worked on high-profile protection jobs for Royal Family and British PM.

'Highly respected': Tributes flow for killed Kiwi expat cop who was two months away from retirement
Friends, family, workmates, and members of the public are all paying tribute to the expat.