CrimeSkin grafts and surgery: KiwiRail sentenced over workers' electric shock injuriesThe state-owned entity was prosecuted for workplace safety breaches. 14 May 04:50 AM
PremiumCompaniesClimbing gym fined $350,000 after woman, child suffer smashed bones weeks apartThe company knew there was a problem but failed to fix it before the boy fell.11 May 07:29 AM
New ZealandOne dead after being hit by felled tree on Waikato farmEmergency services were called to a rural farming property about 1.40pm Saturday.09 May 07:35 AM
New ZealandCoroner flags possible ‘adverse comment’ in Abbey Caves death findings as inquiry ends07 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandForestry firms fined $200k after truck driver dies on unsafe Coromandel road06 May 03:13 AM
New ZealandSchool staffer agrees 'in hindsight' fatal caving trip should have been cancelled04 May 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Never go to bed angry': Pike River father and H&S manager says NZ still learning from disaster30 Apr 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Accident waiting to happen': Sawmill fined after two workers badly injured weeks apartOne worker suffered a 20cm laceration; a second had broken bones and internal bleeding.31 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'A foreseeable risk': Worker fatally crushed by 1.84-tonne machine being moved into workshopThe 31yo died when he and his colleagues used an ad-hoc method to move the press brake.28 Mar 12:00 AM
New ZealandFears Modern Slavery Act will be ineffectual with a drop in labour inspectorsThe number of inspectors has fallen more than 10% since 2023. 22 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Don't panic-buy': How to legally store petrol as prices spike and pumps start running dryWorkSafe warns only approved containers up to 25 litres should be used.16 Mar 05:00 AM
New ZealandBakery had years of warnings before worker maimed, $245k fine imposedThe injured worker had his hand caught in machinery, losing a finger and part of a thumb.07 Mar 03:00 AM
New ZealandWorkSafe spots chemical, machinery risks on NZ orchardsAbout 30% of work injuries are in agriculture, making it one of our most risky industries.05 Mar 09:37 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRejected $20k safety fix led to Gisborne worker’s death in waste shredderJudge Warren Cathcart found M.E. Jukes & Son breached its legal health and safety duty.03 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandRest home company to face trial over smoking policy after fire deathResident Thomas Edward Callaghan, 73, died from critical burns after the 2021 fire.18 Feb 04:00 AM
New ZealandWatch: Inside the moment US Black Hawk night drill left decorated NZSAS soldier deadInquest told NZDF failed to follow normal risk management in NZSAS fatality.11 Feb 05:27 AM
AucklandWorkSafe inspector to return to Auckland pool after second serious hydroslide injuryFirst a finger was cut off, then a boy smashed his front teeth on a slide joint. 09 Feb 08:48 PM
AucklandBoy faces lifelong dental damage after hydroslide smash, days after closure over lost fingerThe Auckland aquatic centre says it's improving the signs around the slide. 07 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandExplosion that seriously injured forklift driver was 'avoidable'The worker suffered serious burns and spent nine weeks in hospital.06 Feb 10:55 PM
New ZealandMauao landslide: Council opts to bring in external reviewerSeveral councillors emphasised the need for rapid answers after the slip took six lives.02 Feb 02:03 AM
New ZealandPilot, passenger killed in Paekākāriki Hill helicopter crash were pest control contractorsPolice are still formally confirming the identities of those who died.29 Jan 04:39 AM
New ZealandA deadly morning at the Mount: Were warnings missed? A timeline of who knew what and whenWhy were campers not evacuated when slips had already struck before the deadly landslide?26 Jan 06:17 PM
New ZealandCouncil staff drove past three Mount Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide – camperThe deadly 9.30am landslide killed six people staying at the campground.26 Jan 06:16 PM
New ZealandCouple awarded $20k after infant son exposed to lead in old rented houseBy February 2025, the boy’s parents were concerned about his health.24 Jan 12:00 AM
New Zealand'A tragedy': Road worker died after being hit by truck on Napier-Taihape RdThe fatal incident involved a road worker and a truck on the Hawke's Bay road.13 Jan 11:25 PM
New ZealandSunday sizzle: Temperature forecast for Hastings soars to 38CSix days out, 34C was predicted – two days out, the pick is now 38C.08 Jan 11:19 PM
New ZealandWorkSafe takes enforcement action against daycare at centre of chemical burns incidentFive children and two adults were taken to hospital after a caustic chemical was used.15 Dec 05:28 AM
ChristchurchInjured children return to Christchurch preschool after suffering chemical burns on slideFive preschoolers and two staff suffered chemical burns on a water slide.08 Dec 12:03 AM
CompaniesKiwiRail fined more than $200,000 after worker injured in preventable fallMyles Dyeming spent days in a coma and his recovery from the fall took 10 months.29 Nov 10:59 PM
New ZealandSerious injury at Ōpōtiki kiwifruit packhouse 'shocking and impactful' - GMWorkSafe investigation under way after woman badly hurt while cleaning. 25 Nov 12:24 AM
