Media Releases

These links are to recent and archived information releases from the Department and our Ministers. They include links to other sites with related information.

date	subject
21 Dec 2006	Appeal request declined [workplace health & safety]
21 Dec 2006	Investigation into Roa Mine fatality complete [workplace health & safety]
13 Dec 2006	Court action pending over carbon monoxide poisoning [workplace health & safety]
12 Dec 2006	Mine company admits health and safety breaches [workplace health & safety]
08 Dec 2006	New Standard to provide a level playing field for employees [labour]
06 Dec 2006	Shredder that claimed worker's limbs an accident waiting to happen [workplace health & safety]
28 Nov 2006	Occupational health reports show value of reporting [workplace health & safety]
20 Nov 2006	Workplace flexibility a drawcard for carers [Labour]
16 Nov 2006	Company fined for keeping accident secret [workplace health & safety]
06 Nov 2006	Feedback sought on flexibility at work [Labour]
25 Oct 2006	Fireworks on sale for limited period from Friday [workplace health & safety]
16 Oct 2006	Golden Bay workplace visits impress [workplace health & safety]
16 Oct 2006	Researchers seeks answers to summer rise in fatalities [workplace health & safety]
13 Oct 2006	Investigation into Raoul Island death complete [workplace health & safety]
12 Oct 2006	Batten down the hatches on construction sites [workplace health & safety]
11 Oct 2006	Wellington gym members put at risk of injury [workplace health & safety]
06 Oct 2006	Regulatory review aims to understand and meet the needs of businesses [workplace health & safety]
06 Oct 2006	More than 37,000 click on to WorkSite [WorkSite]
05 Oct 2006	Immigration information for Porirua community [immigration]
29 Sep 2006	Investigation into port worker's death complete [workplace health & safety]
28 Sep 2006	Department of Labour drops in on Golden Bay [workplace health & safety]
14 Sep 2006	Machinery a no-go area for workers under 15 [workplace health & safety]
05 Sep 2006	Forklift fatality a tragedy [workplace health & safety]
31 Aug 2006	Training staff is key to reducing skill shortages [labour]
30 Aug 2006	Company convicted for hole collapse death [workplace health & safety]
24 Aug 2006	Scaffolding firm takes on Wellington wind and loses [workplace health & safety]
10 Aug 2006	Man fell to death on first day of new job [workplace health & safety]
31 Jul 2006	Charge laid over industrial shredder incident [workplace health & safety]
21 Jul 2006	Call for action to reduce workplace deaths [workplace health & safety]
23 Jun 2006	Department of Labour emergency response training exercise - Taupo [Labour]
20 Jun 2006	Carbon monoxide poisoning victims discharged from hospital [workplace health & safety]
19 Jun 2006	Workers hospitalised following carbon monoxide poisoning [workplace health & safety]
19 Jun 2006	Risk-taking led to life-changing accident [workplace health & safety]
13 Jun 2006	Power blackout reminder of need for business continuity planning [workplace health & safety]
12 Jun 2006	Roofer’s fatal fall reminder of dangers of working at heights [workplace health & safety]
12 Jun 2006	Unguarded PTO shaft ends sharemilker’s long career [workplace health & safety]
01 Jun 2006	Some employers finding it easier to recruit; others still struggle [labour]
31 May 2006	Mine visit important milestone in investigation [workplace health & safety]
29 May 2006	Queensgate retailers get it together for workers [workplace health & safety]
29 May 2006	Extra care required where pedestrians and vehicles combine [workplace health & safety]
24 May 2006	Chainsaw kickback cuts up young worker [workplace health & safety]
18 May 2006	No threat to farm fuel supplies [workplace health & safety]
11 May 2006	Mediation to take place in Ukrainian fishing crew pay dispute [employment relations]
11 May 2006	Expats programme makes a move to Australia [immigration]
09 May 2006	Tractors account for one in five farm fatalities [workplace health & safety]
05 May 2006	TV show takes viewers behind workplace accident scenes [workplace health & safety]
13 Apr 2006	Department of Labour to visit retailers this Easter [employment relations]
06 Apr 2006	Roading company takes top health and safety prize [workplace health & safety]
09 Mar 2006	Fatal mining accident investigation launched [workplace health & safety]
09 Mar 2006	Review of ACC cover for work-related gradual process, disease or infection [workplace health & safety]
09 Mar 2006	Labour market still tight, but recruiting becomes easier [labour]
08 Mar 2006	Overstayers in Police custody [workplace health & safety]
03 Mar 2006	Death at engineering firm under investigation [workplace health & safety]
02 Mar 2006	Frost control machines need TLC [workplace health & safety]
02 Mar 2006	Retail staff deserve more [workplace health & safety]
02 Mar 2006	Migration fuelling Auckland residential construction [workplace health & safety]
27 Feb 2006	East Auckland focus of construction safety campaign [workplace health & safety]
27 Feb 2006	Industrial shredders to be checked [workplace health & safety]
22 Feb 2006	CHH to pay $100,000 reparation over fatal fall [workplace health & safety]
17 Feb 2006	Push to boost tractor safety in agriculture [workplace health & safety]
16 Feb 2006	Skilled migrants enjoying Kiwi life [immigration]
15 Feb 2006	Safety campaign targets Auckland residential construction [workplace health & safety]
14 Feb 2006	Polynesian Spa sentenced almost three years after bather’s death [workplace health & safety]
13 Feb 2006	Skylight fall could have been prevented [workplace health & safety]
10 Feb 2006	Failed ‘lock out’ procedure led to lion mauling [workplace health & safety]
09 Feb 2006	Crane fatality under investigation [workplace health & safety]
03 Feb 2006	Department of Labour appoints chief advisor for occupational health [workplace health & safety]
02 Feb 2006	Demolition and asbestos safety campaign underway [workplace health & safety]
02 Feb 2006	Skill shortages easing; labour market still tight [labour]
18 Jan 2006	2006 off to a tragic start [workplace health & safety]
10 Jan 2006	High holiday work toll [workplace health & safety]