A run of accidents in the rope industry over the past year has prompted a new set of safety guidelines.

A 48-year-old farmer has died after being trapped under a tree near the Waikato town of Otorohanga.

An Invercargill man has died as a result of a work place accident.

Onehunga blast victim, Ian Winson spoke publicly today for the first time since the June explosion that took his legs.