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How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 16th 2026?

Answered Question 5750 (2026)
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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 16th 2026?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

I am advised that between 16 and 22 February 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received 52 notifications of serious workplace accidents (49 notifications of injury and three notifications of fatal harm, as per my response to Written Question 5749 (2026)).