5050 (2026). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 02 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5050 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	24 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05050_2026
Document guid:	78504506-5272-4861-923e-f3de3610c6d8

5050 (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 February 9th 2026?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised that from 9 to 15 February 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of 58 serious workplace accidents (56 notifications of injury and two notifications of fatal harm, per my response to Written Question 5048 (2026)).