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Strong growth from China in a flat year for tourism
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 11:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
China is on the verge of becoming our second-largest tourist market, the latest International Visitor Survey shows. More >>
Conveyor accident highlights importance of machine guarding
Monday, 6 August 2012, 1:43 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA RELEASE 6 AUGUST 2012 Kerikeri conveyor accident highlights importance of machine guarding A Kerikeri company has been fined after an employee suffered serious harm when his foot became trapped in an unguarded conveyor. Mt Pokaka Timber Products ... More >>
MBIE’s high level structure confirmed
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 3:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The future high level organisational structure of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has been confirmed More >>
Pike River Coal Ltd – one health and safety charge withdrawn
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 2:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA RELEASE 31 July 2012 Pike River Coal Ltd – one health and safety charge withdrawn One of the ten charges laid against Pike River Coal Ltd (In Receivership) over the explosion which killed 29 miners has been withdrawn. The Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>
Clarification – charges against Pike River
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 12:53 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Pike River Coal Limited (PRCL) situation is as follows: They did not enter a plea and the receivers indicated they would take no further part in the proceedings. More >>
Pike River prosecutions
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 12:11 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
VLI Drilling Pty pleaded guilty to three charges and were remanded to 26 October 2012 for sentencing. Pike River Coal Limited (In Receivership) has been remanded until 26 October 2012 for formal proof by the Ministry of nine charges. More >>
Bankrupt sentenced for managing companies
Monday, 30 July 2012, 6:59 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A bankrupt has been sentenced to 262.5 hours of community service for managing companies without permission. More >>
Arm amputation accident
Monday, 30 July 2012, 3:59 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA ReleaSE 30 July 2012 Arm amputation accident highlights importance of machine guarding A Christchurch company and one of its directors have been prosecuted after an employee lost his arm when it became trapped for several hours in a tree shredding ... More >>
Adventure Activities Regulations
Monday, 30 July 2012, 3:14 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA RELEASE 30 July 2012 Adventure Activities Regulations: Interim list of approved safety auditors released An interim list of approved audit providers has been released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The Adventure Activities ... More >>
Close to 1 million NZ adults lack workplace skills
Monday, 30 July 2012, 11:03 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Close to 1 million working age adults in New Zealand lack the literacy and numeracy skills needed to function in a modern workplace. To put it another way, about 4 in 10 (that’s 2 in 5) adults have difficulties with reading, writing, maths and communication. ... More >>
Tragic forklift accident highlights safety issues
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 11:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A forklift repair job which turned horribly wrong “serves as a warning” to all employers to put safety first when planning for and undertaking hazardous work. More >>
Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 4:52 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Boat building company Alloy Yachts International Limited was today fined $39,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $14,000 after one of its workers fell nearly four metres, and was seriously injured. More >>
Development at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek Mine shut down
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 4:39 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The High Hazards Unit of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has put a prohibition notice on development operations at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek mine on the West Coast following a serious injury accident there in the early hours ... More >>
Company Fined $64k for Not Protecting Employee from Injury
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 3:36 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Affco New Zealand Limited (Affco) has been fined $56,250 after one of its employees fell nearly seven metres in Affco’s Horotiu premises. Affco was also ordered to pay reparation of $8,000 as a result of the accident on 26 March 2011. More >>
Worker badly injured after falling from unsafe scaffolding
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Rotorua company A-Z Rigging and Scaffolding Limited was today fined $30,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $15,500 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a scaffolding plank that snapped. More >>
Online Vacancies Fall in June
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 11:01 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of job vacancies advertised online fell in June following an increase in May, according to the latest Jobs Online report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. More >>
Newmont Waihi Gold Trio Mine Being Inspected
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 3:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA RELEASE 17 July 2012 Newmont Waihi Gold Trio Mine Three inspectors from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s High Hazards Unit are at the mine to ensure any work being undertaken is done so safely. “The focus now must ... More >>
Sawmill fined $20k after worker trapped in unguarded machine
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 1:12 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Kawerau sawmill company has been ordered to pay a fine of $20,000 after one of its employees sustained multiple fractures when he became trapped in a conveyor belt. More >>
Jobs Online for June to be released on 18 July
Friday, 13 July 2012, 9:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MEDIA ADVISORY 13 July 2012 Jobs Online for June to be released on 18 July: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Labour Group research For media interested in labour market and employment trends in the New Zealand economy, Jobs Online is ... More >>
All-of-Government contract for travel services signed
Monday, 9 July 2012, 3:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release Monday 9 July 2012 All-of-Government contract for travel services signed The All-of-Government contract for the procurement of travel management services has now been let by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Five companies ... More >>
