954 (2026). Tangi Utikere 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:	954 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
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_00954_2026
Document guid:	4c6e23fd-a127-451d-9211-0e7db155eb5e

954 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: 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?

Hon Brooke van Velden: 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.