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How many Road Cone Digital Hotline notifications were classified as invalid, and what criteria were used to assess whether a notification was valid or invalid?

Answered Question 954 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • How many Road Cone Digital Hotline notifications were classified as invalid, and what criteria were used to assess whether a notification was valid or invalid?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand assessed 329 notifications to the road cone digital hotline as invalid. Invalid notifications are assessed as either made-up, non-specific, or general commentary outside of road cones.