52323 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 16 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	52323 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	10 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_52323_2025
Document guid:	cd3ac958-938a-44ed-8b4f-f78251f0268a

52323 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How many inspectorate staff does WorkSafe employ and how many of those staff have undergone training to respond to on-site temporary traffic management as they encounter it as part of their routine assessment activity?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised that the WorkSafe New Zealand Inspectorate is made up of 287 staff. This includes inspectors, managers, technical specialists and support staff. For information about training, please refer to my response to Question 52320 (2025).