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Forestry company fined over worker injury

Forestry company HarvestPro has been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and reparation after one of its workers was hit by a log weighing more than a tonne.

Mower driver admits charges over death

A Hastings council tractor driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death a 4-year-old boy in a horrific mowing accident last year.

Injury costs man his job

One wrong step caused a horrific workplace accident which nearly took a man's life - and has now cost him his livelihood and will soon cost him his house.

Company charged after logging accident

Shocked linesman missed safety briefing

Fifty-one lives lost on the job

Fifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.

Firm to pay compensation

A Hastings engineering firm will pay fines and compensation of $130,000 for failing to take all reasonable steps to protect the safety of worker.

Council prosecuted over death of 4-year-old

Another forestry death shows need for change - regulator

There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.

Wharfie's death hits family hard

Forestry fatalities hit 10 in 2013

A man aged in his 20s was killed by a falling tree while working on a forestry block in rural Horowhenua this morning.

Editorial: Little solace for families of Pike River mine victims

Judge Jane Farish was doubtless on the mark when she said yesterday that the likelihood of a prosecution of Peter Whittall was "extremely low" and the case may never have reached trial.

Forestry safety: Prosecutions 'very likely'

Labour Minister Simon Bridges says prosecutions are "very likely" for forestry owners who have breached safety standards.

PM: Corporate manslaughter law 'unlikely'

The introduction of a corporate manslaughter law to deal with work-related deaths in New Zealand is "unlikely", says Prime Minister John Key.

Forestry accident victim named

Two dead in Brazil stadium collapse

Part of the stadium that will host the World Cup opener in Brazil next year collapsed today, causing significant damage and killing two people, authorities said.