542 (2026). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 10 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	542 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	03 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00542_2026
Document guid:	b5518dc3-be68-4699-b581-b16b7937f369

542 (2026). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of December 29th 2025?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised that from 29 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of five serious workplace accidents (five notifications of injury and zero notifications of fatal harm).