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Media Releases 2006

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]