5750 (2026). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 05 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5750 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	01 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05750_2026
Document guid:	859fec49-ff30-4add-8c94-058f17cdf342

5750 (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 16th 2026?

Hon Brooke van Velden: 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)).