Over twice as many men - 31 - died at work between July and November when compared to the same period in 2007.

A man has died after being crushed in a wood-pulp rolling machine at the Carter Holt Harvey Tasman Mill in Kawerau.

A bomb disposal expert was killed by an artillery shell explosion just weeks after he returned from active service in Afghanistan.

An air force flight sergeant killed in a blast at Waiouru Military Camp today returned from service in Afghanistan just weeks ago, the Air Force chief says.

The Defence Force has released the name of the flight sergeant killed at Waiouru Military Camp in the central North Island today.

Cellphone use may not affect drivers' insurance claims in the case of an accident, but employers are taking a hard line.