The wider Hawke's Bay area has the highest work-related injury rate in the country, according to government figures on workplace injuries.
Accident Compensation Corporation's (ACC) most recent figures show there were 13,000 workplace injury claims in 2015 in the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions - 54 each business day. This was 200 fewer than 2014.
There were 151 injuries per 1000 full-time equivalent employees, or one injury claim for every six and a half workers - the highest rate in the country. However, one person can make more than one claim.
Men made 9300 claims for injuries and women made 3700.
Government work safety body WorkSafe received notification of 137 serious harm incidents in the Bay in 2015. This has fallen each year from a high of 282 incidents in 2012.
Nationwide, ACC received 230,200 claims for a work-related injury in 2015, with 31,000 of these classed as more serious claims. The overall incidence rate was 110 per thousand FTE employees.
Workers aged 15-24 and over 65 had the highest rate of injury claims.
Manufacturing, construction and agriculture had the highest number of serious harm incidents in 2015, according to WorkSafe notifications. The agriculture industry has had the highest number of workplace fatalities in every year since 2011, including 15 last year, up to November 25.
WorkSafe spokesman Brett Murray said standards and habits can slip over the summer break, so people should take time to refamiliarise themselves with workplace risks.
"Summer does create some new or add additional risks, especially those who are working long days as dehydration and fatigue can lead to potentially fatal accident," said Mr Murray.
"I encourage each workplace in New Zealand to start the year by discussing health and safety and taking positive steps, such as discussing workplace risks with teams, checking personal protective equipment, including hearing protection, safety glasses or face shields.
"While the downward trend is encouraging, the number of people being seriously injured at work is still too high."