Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
Push to tackle brain injuries in transport
A new initiative is aiming to tackle brain injuries and concussions in the transport and logistics industry, an issue experts say is widely overlooked.
Former Port of Auckland boss fined $190k over fatal workplace incident
Former Port of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson has been sentenced in a landmark health and safety case following the 2020 death of a stevedore. Auckland…
Crush death at South Canterbury farm prompts vehicle safety warning
A major South Canterbury agribusiness has been sentenced following the death of a worker crushed by a hydraulic tailgate inside a farm shed. Louis van Heerden…
Kiwi driver employment platform expands into Australia
Taupo-based startup Road Ninja is expanding its driver employment platform and app into Australia to help the transport and logistics sector tackle labour shortages. The app…
2024 records lowest rate of road deaths in a century
New Zealand has concluded 2024 with the lowest road death rate per capita since the 1920s, marking a significant milestone in road safety. Provisional data reveals…
Police condemn truck driver’s illegal crash-scene shortcut
A truck driver faces the prospect of serious charges after driving through cordons at the scene of a South Waikato crash that closed State Highway 1…
ERA rules against truck driver in employment dispute
A personal grievance claim by a prospective truck driver against Dynes Transport Tapanui Ltd has been dismissed by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). In August 2023…
Michael Barnard: How telematics puts drivers on the road to safety compliance
Michael Barnard The open road may seem like a place of freedom, but for fleet managers and drivers of commercial vehicles, it’s also a landscape filled…
Fatigue-busting sleep tips for summer: staying safer on the road
AutoSense fatigue and sleep health consultant Katrina Aubrey. Freezing your pillowcase, putting ice in your water, and eating a green apple at 3 pm may not…
Road deaths down for the 2024/2025 holiday period
The holiday period road toll provisionally stands at 13, which is just over half of last year’s total of 22. Road policing director Superintendent Steve Greally…