https://safetynews.co.nz/story/how-safe-are-digital-driver-s-licences SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-09T17:15:00+12:00 How safe are digital driver's licences? New Zealand (NZ), Near Field Communication (NFC), Data Protection, Māori, Identity Theft, European Commission, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Digital divide, Online shopping, Data encryption, Facial recognition, Hacking, Digital Inclusion, Road Safety, Digital Credentials, Legislation, Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), ID card, Law enforcement, Regulatory technology, Digital Identity, Data Privacy, Australian, Identity verification, eCommerce, Cybersecurity, SmartPhones 2026-09-09T17:30:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/coroner-calls-on-mbie-to-ban-tankless-diving-device-after-accidental-drowning SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-09T17:10:00+12:00 Coroner calls on MBIE to ban tankless diving device after accidental drowning New Zealand (NZ), Alibaba, Ministry of Business & Innovation (MBIE), Health and Safety 2026-09-09T17:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/northland-emergency-workshop-equips-older-people-with-practical-advice SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-09T14:20:00+12:00 Northland emergency workshop equips older people with practical advice New Zealand (NZ), Northland, Civil Defence, Local Government, Te Tai Tokerau, World Health Organisation, St John 2026-09-09T14:30:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/road-envy-resident-questions-council-call-over-resealing SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-09T14:13:00+12:00 Road envy: Resident questions council call over resealing New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Road Safety, Whakatane District Council, Public infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Roads 2026-09-09T14:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/three-year-high-for-dog-attack-complaints-in-invercargill SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-09T14:11:00+12:00 Three-year high for dog attack complaints in Invercargill New Zealand (NZ), Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Local Government, Animal welfare, Southland 2026-09-09T14:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/32-crashes-in-six-years-roundabout-to-get-improvements SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-08T13:07:00+12:00 32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements New Zealand (NZ), Tauranga, Tauranga City Council, Road Safety, New Zealand Transport Agency 2026-09-08T13:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/mum-calls-for-mandatory-e-scooter-helmets-after-crash-leaves-son-with-fractured-pelvis-and-memory-loss SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-07T17:14:00+12:00 Mum calls for mandatory e-scooter helmets after crash leaves son with fractured pelvis and memory loss New Zealand (NZ), Radio New Zealand, Licensing, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Road Safety, Queensland, e-scooters, Rehabilitation, Australian, RNZ 2026-09-07T17:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/tararua-braces-for-an-intense-el-nino-season SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-04T13:36:00+12:00 Tararua braces for an 'intense' El Niño season New Zealand (NZ), Agricultural Technology, Wildfire, Fonterra, Climate change, Local Government, Heavy Rain, Global warming, Risk & Compliance, Emergency management, Farming, Flooding 2026-09-04T13:45:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/heat-on-senior-staff-as-councillors-pick-apart-landslide-failures SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-02T17:59:00+12:00 Heat on senior staff as councillors pick apart landslide failures New Zealand (NZ), Public Sector, Local Government, Tauranga City Council, Health and Safety, Organisational culture, Risk & Compliance, Emergency management, Urban Planning, holidaymakers 2026-09-02T18:00:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/el-nino-expected-to-be-strongest-in-recent-history SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-02T17:30:00+12:00 El Niño expected to be 'strongest in recent history' New Zealand (NZ), Agricultural Technology, Sustainability, Wildfire, Climate change, Heavy Rain, Global warming, Hokitika, Southland, Flooding, Meteorology, Environment 2026-09-02T17:45:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/when-crisis-communications-create-a-second-workplace-crisis SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-02T12:48:00+12:00 When crisis communications create a second workplace crisis New Zealand (NZ), Social Media, Business Continuity, Search engines, Reputation management, Opinion, Incident management, Public Relations, Misinformation, Health and Safety, Organisational culture, Risk & Compliance, Incident Response, Emergency management, Mark Devlin, Workplace incidents 2026-09-02T13:00:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/asinine-speed-bump-removal-plan-tahunanui-hills-residents-forced-to-be-first-responders SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-09-01T13:38:00+12:00 'Asinine' speed bump removal plan: Tāhunanui Hills residents forced to be first responders New Zealand (NZ), National Party, Local Government, Road Safety, Public Transport, New Zealand Transport Agency, Urban Planning 2026-09-01T13:45:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/watson-named-first-head-of-new-zealand-firearms-regulator SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-28T17:00:00+12:00 Watson named first head of New Zealand firearms regulator New Zealand (NZ), IT services, Open Polytechnic, Public Sector, Terrorism, New Zealand Post, Ministry of Justice, Ernst & Young (EY), Law enforcement, Risk & Compliance, Job moves, Digital services 2026-08-28T17:15:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/far-north-dog-control-crackdown-sees-workload-surge SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-27T11:52:00+12:00 Far North dog control crackdown sees workload surge New Zealand (NZ), Northland, Local Government, Animal welfare, Law enforcement 2026-08-27T12:00:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/new-zealand-urged-to-toughen-plastics-packaging-rules SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-27T11:51:00+12:00 New Zealand urged to toughen plastics packaging rules New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Canada, Climate change, Federal Government, University of Waikato, United Nations, e-waste & Recycling, Regulation, Health and Safety, Europe (European), Waste Management, Zero Waste, Plastics, European Union (EU), Circular economy, Hazardous materials & substances, Risk assessment 2026-08-27T12:00:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/heavy-traffic-dilemma-gisborne-council-investigates-rerouting-trucks SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-26T13:01:00+12:00 Heavy traffic dilemma: Gisborne council investigates rerouting trucks New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Road Safety, Gisborne, New Zealand Transport Agency, Supply Chain, Gisborne District Council, IT Infrastructure, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Logistics, Resilience, Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Climate resilience, Freight 2026-08-26T15:15:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/car-parks-could-go-for-upgrade-of-disaster-nelson-cycleway SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-26T13:00:00+12:00 Car parks could go for upgrade of 'disaster' Nelson cycleway New Zealand (NZ), Climate change, Local Government, Road Safety, Urban Planning, Infrastructure Investment 2026-08-26T13:15:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-how-working-at-height-rules-evolved-in-nz SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-26T11:00:00+12:00 Explainer: How working at height rules evolved in NZ New Zealand (NZ), Health and Safety, Risk & Compliance, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Risk assessment, Worksafe, Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2026-08-26T11:00:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-what-occupational-hygienists-do-at-work SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-24T11:00:00+12:00 Explainer: What occupational hygienists do at work New Zealand (NZ), Manufacturing, Construction, Health and Safety, Mining, OEM, Risk & Compliance, Prevention, Workforce development, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Risk assessment, Worksafe 2026-08-24T11:00:09+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-how-tertiary-containment-protects-tank-sites SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-21T11:00:00+12:00 Explainer: How tertiary containment protects tank sites New Zealand (NZ), Environmental Protection Authority, Health and Safety, Emergency management, Hazardous materials & substances, Chemical safety, Risk assessment, Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2026-08-21T11:00:07+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-event-first-aid-planning-in-new-zealand SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-19T11:00:00+12:00 Explainer: Event first aid planning in New Zealand New Zealand (NZ), Wellington, Rugby World Cup, Emergency Communications, Food safety, Health and Safety, Risk & Compliance, Flooding, Health New Zealand, Risk assessment, Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2026-08-19T11:00:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-how-new-zealand-made-machinery-work-safer SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T11:30:00+12:00 Explainer: How New Zealand made machinery work safer New Zealand (NZ), Ministry of Business & Innovation (MBIE), Health and Safety, Risk & Compliance, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workplace incidents, Risk assessment, Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2026-08-17T11:30:04+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/kiwi-firefighters-head-to-us-to-help-tackle-unprecedented-wildfires SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T11:25:00+12:00 Kiwi firefighters head to US to help tackle unprecedented wildfires New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Conservation, Waikato, America, Canada, Wildfire, Dunedin, Climate change, Skills shortage, Firefighting, Global warming, Incident management, Health and Safety, Department of Conservation, United States (US), North American, Emergency management, Resilience, Environment 2026-08-13T11:30:05+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/explainer-how-new-zealand-s-workplace-safety-law-changed SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T11:00:00+12:00 Explainer: How New Zealand's workplace safety law changed New Zealand (NZ), Small Business (SMB), Ministry of Business & Innovation (MBIE), Health and Safety, Employment Law, Risk & Compliance, Coalition Government, Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA), Pike River 2026-08-13T11:00:06+12:00 https://safetynews.co.nz/story/hato-hone-st-john-declares-major-incident-after-record-calls SafetyNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T10:15:00+12:00 Hato Hone St John declares major incident after record calls New Zealand (NZ), Global Positioning System (GPS), Telehealth, Emergency services, Risk & Compliance, Incident Response, St John, Emergency management, Call centre, Health New Zealand 2026-08-13T10:15:05+12:00