4th May 2026 WorkSafeWorkSafe New Zealand says the three-year construction of Christchurch’s One New Zealand Stadium was completed with no incidents of major harm.
9th March 2026 Incident / WorkSafeWorkSafe New Zealand is making initial inquiries into a death at a Bay of Plenty dirt bike destination.
20th February 2026 Holiday Parks / WorkSafeWorkSafe will consider whether there has been a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
4th February 2026 H&S / WorkSafeOperators may see fewer immediate prosecutions and faster resolution of health and safety issues following a shift in WorkSafe’s enforcement approach.
26th January 2026 Holiday Parks / WorkSafeWorkSafe New Zealand is preparing to take a look at the responsibilities and management of Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park following the landslide that has taken the lives of six people.
17th November 2025 H&S / WorkSafeWorkSafe’s funding has been split into five categories, which Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says will add increased accountability.
4th June 2025 IDNZ / TIA / WorkSafeAn operator the agency tried to prosecute over the Whakaari disaster says more clarity around obligations would be “blessed relief”.
3rd March 2025 Whakaari / WorkSafeWhakaari Management Limited has its conviction over the 2019 disaster quashed in the High Court.
12th December 2024 Whakaari / WorkSafeA High Court judge’s decision on an appeal by the owners of Whakaari White Island against their conviction over the 2019 disaster has been delayed.
3rd December 2024 Orana / WorkSafeWorkSafe New Zealand has lifted the improvement notice it issued to Christchurch’s Orana Wildlife Trust after viewing “written proof” and says it will visit again next year.
7th November 2024 TTSL / Whakaari / WorkSafeWorkSafe says it acknowledges the High Court decision that has ordered it to pay $40,000 in court costs to a Whakaari White Island booking agent and the judge’s findings regarding evidential sufficiency.
17th July 2024 Whakaari / WorkSafeFormer Volcanic Air Safaris director Tim Barrow tells the Ticker that revelations of an altered WorkSafe report are “hard to swallow”.
