Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke Van Velden announced three new appointments to the Board of WorkSafe New Zealand.

Starting 1 July 2024, Maritime NZ will become the primary regulator for the country’s 13 major ports.

WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair Jennifer Kerr has announced the appointment of Sharon Thompson as WorkSafe’s new Chief Executive.

A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after getting caught in bungy ropes strung across a public road on the West Coast, in what a Judge has called “an extremely obvious hazard”.

Guidance on what must be done to make sure imported buildings are electrically safe before they are connected to an electricity supply in New Zealand.

AI technology to sense pedestrians around forklifts is the centrepiece of a new safety commitment WorkSafe has accepted from a major player in the kiwifruit industry.

Join us for an online Q&A session with our Chief Executive Steve Haszard to discuss our refreshed strategy and to answer your questions.

Read our May 2024 high hazards update.

Keeping people safe by paying better attention to vehicle maintenance would have saved a worker from a serious forklift injury, WorkSafe New Zealand says.

WorkSafe has launched its new strategy, with a focus on making a measurable difference to the most serious harm in New Zealand workplaces.