New Zealand law stories
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition as the incoming Government moves to repeal the workplace deals before Christmas.
WorkSafe says better vehicle controls could have prevented the death, after a Southland freight firm was fined GBP £0.27 million.
A briefing failure left a West Auckland scaffolder without vital powerline safety advice before the shock that led to both arms being amputated.
A Queenstown ski operator has been fined after a fatal fence-post crash exposed years of ignored hazards and poor risk checks.
WorkSafe says the deception meant Aimex’s earlier sentencing lacked full context after a near-identical exposure a week before was concealed.
Weak safety controls at AFFCO’s Wairoa plant have led to a NZD $502,500 court fine after a worker was crushed to death.
A forestry exporter has been fined after a worker suffered surgery for arm injuries when unsafe imported equipment trapped his wrist at Northport.
A long-awaited overhaul of New Zealand’s most used building contract is intended to cut disputes and improve fairness across the sector.
A father left with 11 surgeries after a 12-metre fall will receive reparation as the council is held accountable for safety lapses at the festival.
A West Auckland bakery has been fined GBP £18,000 after two workers suffered severe hand injuries from unguarded machines.
A Northland orchard worker was left with permanent vision damage after a wire snapped, exposing failures in training, supervision and PPE use.
A Tauranga skip-bin firm has been fined NZD $250,000 after a new worker was crushed and left with life-changing brain injuries.
A Christchurch flooring job ended in court after asbestos-tainted vinyl was handled unsafely, triggering fines and fresh warnings.
WorkSafe says inadequate training and oversight left a forestry technician fatally exposed to a harvester head repair in northern Hawke’s Bay.
A Northland steel worker lost part of a finger after his hand slipped into an unguarded press brake, prompting a USD $220,000 fine.
WorkSafe says the case highlights how moving or copying machinery without fresh checks can expose workers to fatal crushing hazards.
A $100,000 fine and $43,000 reparation follow a roof-fall that left an Auckland worker with multiple fractures and a year-long recovery.
A Bay of Plenty lime spreader has been fined after dust blown on to a motorway sparked a fatal multi-vehicle crash and killed Susan Walmsley.
Children were left at risk of death or serious injury when an inflatable slide collapsed, prompting a GBP £350,000 fine in Waihi.
WorkSafe says worn towing gear and expired certification let a trailer decouple on a Northland road, killing a nine-year-old girl.
