26th February 2024 Whakaari / WorkSafeIt brings to an end the prosecutions of ID Tours NZ and Tauranga Tourism Services, which were the only tourism businesses to fight the charges.
6th November 2023 Whakaari / WorkSafeThe case will go on after WorkSafe decides to fight the dismissal of charges against ID Tours and Tauranga Tourism Services.
6th October 2023 People / WorkSafeSteve Haszard has been appointed chief executive of WorkSafe, starting first as a strategic advisor to outgoing boss Phil Parkes.
22nd September 2023 WorkSafeWorkSafe chief executive Phil Parkes has resigned from his role after almost nine years.
22nd August 2023 Sand Safaris / WorkSafeA Northland operator is sentenced after South Korean visitor Jin Chang Oh died while sandboarding in 2019.
30th August 2022 WorkSafeWorksafe has issued a warning to suppliers and operators of amusement devices, such as inflatable slides, to ensure they are eliminating or minimising risks to health and safety.
22nd October 2021 Whakaari / WorkSafeA review finds some of the agency’s actions “unacceptable and not able to be justified”.
23rd January 2019 Police / WorkSafeTwo tourists are in a stable condition at Dunedin Hospital after a tree crashed down on them near the Shotover Jet base in Queenstown.
