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Media releases 2012

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21 Dec 2012 Businesses urged to focus on machine guarding basics
[health and safety]
21 Dec 2012 Fine follows wood chipper incident
[health and safety]
21 Dec 2012 Christchurch rebuild fall from height prosecution: ‘make it the last one’ says Ministry
[health and safety]
19 Dec 2012 Skilled vacancies fall in November
[labour market]
19 Dec 2012 Stay safe on the farm this summer
[health and safety]
17 Dec 2012 Logging firm fined after death of worker
[health and safety]
14 Dec 2012 Meat processor fined after serious injury
[health and safety]
10 Dec 2012 Six arrested appear in court on immigration-related charges
[immigration]
7 Dec 2012 Bee keeping business fined after worker loses top of finger
[health and safety]
7 Dec 2012 Business fined after worker traps hand
[health and safety]
6 Dec 2012 Business fined after worker crushed unloading container
[health and safety]
5 Dec 2012 School convicted after fatal accident
[health and safety]
5 Dec 2012 Waimea Sawmillers convicted after fall from heights
[health and safety]
5 Dec 2012 Arrests made in immigration investigation
[immigration]
5 Dec 2012 New forest operations approved code of practice launched in Rotorua
[health and safety]
29 Nov 2012 Latest Quarterly Labour Market Report released
[labour market]
28 Nov 2012 General Distributors convicted after hand injury
[health and safety]
27 Nov 2012 Health and safety a priority in oil and gas production
[health and safety]
23 Nov 2012 Action taken against four PTEs
[immigration]
22 Nov 2012 Department of Conservation convicted over volunteer death
[health and safety]
14 Nov 2012 Growth in skilled vacancies following september fall
[labour market]
8 Nov 2012 Meat processor fined after employee crushes hand
[health and safety]
6 Nov 2012 Response to Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy
[health and safety]
2 Nov 2012 Ministry taking tough stance on unsafe construction sites
[health and safety]
31 Oct 2012 Manurewa recycling company fined after employee loses arm
[health and safety]
25 Oct 2012 Airlines fined for boarding unauthorised passengers
[immigration]
25 Oct 2012 Pike River prosecutions 25/26 October 2012 Greymouth District Court
[health and safety]
17 Oct 2012 Restaurant fined after employee seriously injured in pasta machine
[health and safety]
17 Oct 2012 Online vacancies fall in September
[labour market]
11 Oct 2012 Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured
[health and safety]
11 Oct 2012 Airline fined for not complying with ‘do not board’ directive
[immigration]
10 Oct 2012 Tragic accident highlights importance of safety on quads
[health and safety]
9 Oct 2012 Company fined for failing to prevent fall from height
[health and safety]
4 Oct 2012 Inshore fishing industry consulted over foreign fishing crews
[immigration]
19 Sep 2012 Online vacancies increase in August
[labour market]
16 Sep 2012 Taskforce Health and Safety Taskforce Consultation Document Released Injured Workers Would Fill Eden Park Four Times Over
[health and safety]
7 Sep 2012 Winstone Pulp fined $29,000 for unguarded saw
[health and safety]
7 Sep 2012 Spring reminder for quad safety
[health and safety]
6 Sep 2012 Quarterly Labour Market Report released
[labour market]
5 Sep 2012 Airline fined for failing to obtain clearance for passengers
[immigration]
5 Sep 2012 Romanian group stopped from flying to New Zealand
[immigration]
4 Sep 2012 'Small Falls' Can Still Destroy Lives
[health and safety]
31 Aug 2012 Christchurch company, City Care, wins 2012 Skills Highway Award
[labour]
27 Aug 2012 Employee suffers critical burns from power lines
[health and safety]
15 Aug 2012 Online vacancies increase slightly in July
[labour market]
13 Aug 2012 Winstone Pulp fined $55,500 for failing to keep worker safe
[health and safety]
10 Aug 2012 Over 80 percent of recent migrants satisfied with life in New Zealand
[labour market]
9 Aug 2012 Company and director fined for failing to report accident that left worker paralysed
[health and safety]
9 Aug 2012 Worker hospitalised after respiratory equipment fails
[health and safety]
7 Aug 2012 Keeping employees safe in areas of volcanic ash fall
[health and safety]
6 Aug 2012 Kerikeri conveyor accident highlights importance of machine guarding
[health and safety]
1 Aug 2012 Project management company prosecuted for failing to ensure safety on worksite
[health and safety]
31 Jul 2012 Pike River Coal Ltd – one health and safety charge withdrawn
[health and safety]
30 Jul 2012 Arm amputation accident highlights importance of machine guarding
[health and safety]
30 Jul 2012 Adventure Activities Regulations: Interim list of approved safety auditors released
[health and safety]
27 Jul 2012 Website assisting New Zealand employers upgraded
[immigration]
26 Jul 2012 Company prosecuted for using unsafe demolition practices
[health and safety]
26 Jul 2012 Tragic forklift accident highlights importance of putting safety first
[health and safety]
25 Jul 2012 Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured
[health and safety]
25 Jul 2012 High Hazards Unit shuts down development areas at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek Mine
[health and safety]
25 Jul 2012 Preventing falls project enters proactive enforcement stage
[health and safety]
24 Jul 2012 Company fined $64k for failing to protect employee from injury
[health and safety]
19 Jul 2012 Worker seriously injured after falling from unsafe scaffolding
[health and safety]
18 Jul 2012 Online vacancies fall in June
[labour market]
17 Jul 2012 Update on Immigration New Zealand operation on fraudulent student visas
[immigration]
17 Jul 2012 Sawmill company fined $20,000 after worker trapped in unguarded machine
[health and safety]
11 Jul 2012 Immigration New Zealand uncovers fraud in student visa applications
[immigration]
6 Jul 2012 Taranaki company fined $60,000 after employee seriously injured by sawmill
[health and safety]
5 Jul 2012 Pacific Quota residence applications deadline extended to March 2013
[immigration]
4 Jul 2012 Company gets big wake-up call after failing to report serious workplace accidents
[health and safety]
29 Jun 2012 Department of Labour appeals Safe Air Limited sentence
[health and safety]
27 Jun 2012 Trial periods used to reduce risk: Department of Labour research
[employment relations]
26 Jun 2012 Lucky escape for worker injured by poorly guarded machinery
[health and safety]
22 Jun 2012 Update : Change to Terms of Prohibition - Huntly East Mine
[health and safety]
22 June 2012 Pacific immigration ballot draw results announced
[immigration]
20 Jun 2012 Strong growth in online job vacancies in May
[labour]
13 Jun 2012 Delivery driver’s serious injury highlights need for workplace safety zones
[health and safety]
8 Jun 2012 Guidelines for Working on Roofs Launched at National Conference
[health and safety]
5 Jun 2012 Pacific immigration ballots to be drawn this Friday
[immigration]
31 May 2012 Lifetime achievement award for Department of Labour expert
[health and safety]
30 May 2012 Company fined $56,250 following preventable death at work
[health and safety]
24 May 2012 Company fined for failing to prevent fall from height
[health and safety]
24 May 2012 High Hazards Unit closes Broken Hills gold mine in Coromandel
[health and safety]
22 May 2012 Ten businesses enter skills highway award 2012
[labour]
21 May 2012 New industrial guidelines released
[health and safety]
17 May 2012 Eight unlawful workers arrested in Northland
[immigration]
17 May 2012 New Department of Labour research looks at employment and earnings of migrants in New Zealand
[labour]
16 May 2012 Fall in skilled vacancies in April: Department of Labour Jobs Online
[labour]
15 May 2012 Newly established biometric partnership proving its worth
[immigration]
11 May 2012 Immigration conducts biggest single offload
[immigration]
10 May 2012 Workplace injury highlights importance of machine guarding
[health and safety]
4 May 2012 Immigration New Zealand border staff catch people smuggler
[immigration]
3 May 2012 Company fined after employee loses sight
[health and safety]
2 May 2012 Update on Implementation of Adventure Activities Regulations
[health and safety]
1 May 2012 Risky demolition practices results in fine
[health and safety]
1 May 2012 Research shows industry training link to more earnings
[labour]
1 May 2012 More suspected skimmers caught by Immigration
[immigration]
30 Apr 2012 Update on Department of Labour prosecution: Watercare Services Ltd and Canadian Pacific Ltd
[health & safety]
23 Apr 2012 Vanuatu celebrates five years of RSE
[immigration]
19 Apr 2010 New guidelines to reduce workplace falls
[health & safety]
18 Apr 2012 Steady growth in online skilled vacancies in March
[labour]
13 Apr 2012 Research shows skilled migrants points system working well
[immigration]
13 Apr 2012 Company fined for unsafely storing hazardous substance
[health & safety]
13 Apr 2012 Immigration thwarts suspected skimmers
[immigration]
10 April 2012 Regional breakdown of shops found to be open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday
[employment relations]
8 April 2012 19 shops found to be open on Easter Sunday
[employment relations]
6 April 2012 22 shops found to be open on Good Friday
[employment relations]
3 April 2012 Guidance for Operators affected by the Adventure Activities Regulations
[health & safety]
2 April 2012 Department of labour advocates closer regulation of underground coal mining
[health & safety]
30 Mar 2012 Feedback sought on draft hazardous substances policy
[health & safety]
26 Mar 2012 Easter trading restrictions
[employment relations]
23 Mar 2012 Pacific Workers’ Injury Rate High In The Manufacturing Sector: New Research
[labour]
23 Mar 2012 Employment to grow by 93,700 new jobs over 2012- 2014: New Department of Labour forecasting series
[labour]
20 Mar 2012 Autumn campaign keeps quad bike safety in sights
[labour]
19 Mar 2012 Registration dates announced for 2012 Pacific Quota
[labour]
15 Mar 2012 New Ministry to be created
[labour]
14 Mar 2012 Businesses urged to enter Skills Highway Awards
[labour]
14 Mar 2012 Strong growth in online job vacancies in February
[labour market]
13 Mar 2012 Minister’s media release - Manufacturing Action Plan
[health & safety]
7 Mar 2012 Fonterra to pay $62,500 for finger amputation
[health & safety]
6 Mar 2012 Migration trends key indicators report for December quarter released
[immigration]
5 Mar 2012 Employee’s fingers amputated in machine accident
[health & safety]
5 Mar 2012 Department of Labour takes tough action against Foreign Charter Vessel
[immigration]
5 Mar 2012 Department of Labour urges careful clean-up after storm
[health & safety]
1 Mar 2012 Company fined after employee falls five metres
[health & safety ]
1 Mar 2012 Foreign Charter Vessels inquiry report released
[immigration]
1 Mar 2012 Ministerial Inquiry into the use and operation of foreign charter vessels fishing in New Zealand waters
[immigration]
29 Feb 2012 Nigerian's sentencing a warning to immigration fraudsters
[immigration]
21 Feb 2012 Solid Energy Spring Creek Mine prohibition notice - update
[health and safety]
20 Feb 2012 Prohibition notice issued for Solid Energy’s Spring Creek mine
[health and safety]
17 Feb 2012 Coromandel mine closed
[health and safety]
16 Feb 2012 Chief Inspector Petroleum and Geothermal appointed
[health and safety]
15 Feb 2012 January shows positive growth in online job vacancies
[labour market]
14 Feb 2012 Work resumes at Hotel Grand Chancellor site
[health and safety]
10 Feb 2012 2002 passport fraudster may be deported
[immigration]
10 Feb 2012 Forestry worker injured in 3.5 metre fall
[health and safety]
8 Feb 2012 Minimum wage increased to $13.50
[employment relations]
3 Feb 2012 Worker crushed by 2.5 tonne concrete panel
[health and safety]
3 Feb 2012 Employee loses part of finger on unguarded auger
[health and safety]
2 Feb 2012 Permanent and long term migration forecast to improve to net gain from cycle low; India now second largest source of skilled migrants
[immigration]
31 Jan 2012 One third of workplace fatalities in agriculture in 2011
[health and safety]
31 Jan 2012 Pike River hearing – Greymouth District Court
[health and safety]
31 Jan 2012 Workplace deaths down in 2011 but too many dying on the job
[health and safety]
30 Jan 2012 Administrative call for parties charged over Pike River explosion
[health and safety]
25 Jan 2012 Online skilled job vacancies slip in December
[labour market]
25 Jan 2012 40 years of industrial mediation service
[labour]
18 Jan 2012 Quad bike safety reminder after high summer accident rate
[health and safety]
10 Jan 2012 No room for complacency on construction sites
[health and safety]
4 Jan 2012 Workers and employers urged to keep safe during summer
[health and safety]