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'We will miss his yarns and sense of humour'

Terry Milne, who died in a workplace accident this week, was "a great family man with a big heart" and his boss says the Otorohanga man will be deeply missed.

Man killed in farm accident

A Northland man has died on a farm after his vehicle rolled this morning.

Boss fined after employee injured

A Canterbury boss has been fined thousands of dollars after his employee's thumb was severed by an unguarded machine used to cut firewood.

Blast victim slapped with parking fine

Double-amputee hit with fine for parking his specialist van across two car spaces because he needed room to exit the vehicle in his wheelchair.

Man killed in workplace incident named

Police believe John Douglas Howe was struck by a truck in the driveway in South Auckland on Wednesday.

Company charged after man buried

His workmates frantically tried to dig him out but he died at the scene.

Workplace death in South Auckland

A 54-year-old man died in a workplace accident in South Auckland this afternoon.

Man slips in vomit, runs own head over

A man who died in a grader accident was unwell and threw up in the cab before slipping in his vomit, falling out of the machine and running himself over: coroner.

Fullers could be fined up to $250,000

An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.

'I'll never be able to fix his pain'

The managing director Salters Cartage says he is struggling to deal with the death of 24-year-old Jamey Lee Bowring, killed in an explosion at his business.

Victim's family to receive $110,000

The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.

Inflatable slide manager remanded on obstruction charge

The manager of a massive inflatable slide which collapsed injuring six children at a Wairarapa A&P show instructed his "power of attorney" to appear in court on his behalf.

Officials might look at workplace death investigations

Officials might investigate calls from the parents of a young forestry worker killed when a tree fell on him to overhaul the way workplace incidents are investigated.

Michael Barnett: Self-responsibility missing in Health and Safety Reform Bill

I am concerned the under-representation of self-responsibility creates a false sense of who exactly is responsible for safety in a workplace, writes Michael Barnett.

Police name man who died in workplace incident

A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.

Dita De Boni: Govt contempt too overwhelming to ignore

I believe we need to hold our Govt, whatever stripe it is, to the task of doing what it is there to do. That's what has driven this column, writes Dita De Boni.