Safety Press Releases

Nichols established Freedom Companion Drivers in New Zealand last year
to meet a burgeoning demand for a personalised driving service for
those who may no longer have their drivers license but who don’t want
to lose their independence.

Qbik New Zealand Limited has announced the public release of the long-awaited Proxy Server WinGate 7.

Coastguard’s Northern Region is launching its inaugural Lifejacket Awareness Day on October 30th to tackle the high number of drownings in the area.

Public views are now being sought on the proposed changes to the give way rule, as part of the Government’s 10-year Safer Journeys road safety strategy.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is calling for road users to stay safe on the roads this Easter weekend.

Tasman District Police will be working hard to keep the roads safe over the Easter holiday period and that includes lowering the tolerance for speeding drivers to 5kmh.

MAF has been closely monitoring the emergency situation in Japan following the destructive 11 March earthquake to ensure food imports from Japan to New Zealand are safe and suitable.

A Lower Hutt company has been fined $24,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $8,000 after a worker was seriously injured because the machine he was working on wasn’t adequately guarded.

The Department of Labour is urging farmers to wear seatbelts on tractors, and to fit seatbelts to older tractors, to ensure their safety.

This week is Safety NZ Week and ACC is focusing on highlighting the number of accidents which could be avoided. One in seven New Zealanders were injured in their homes last year, and 621 people died from their injuries.

The government is introducing measure to make taxis safer. From 2011 it will be mandatory for taxis in larger towns and cities to be fitted with security cameras.

ACC has introduced a motorbike safety programme and teamed up with representatives from key motorcycle, scooter and moped groups.

Department of Labour has issued a climbing wall safety checklist to 35 operators of climbing walls nationwide.

The missing yacht Tafadzwa was boarded but the skipper, Paul van Rensburg was not found.

Maritime NZ says the sentencing of a skipper who drove his launch into a trimaran with a family on board highlights the importance of keeping a proper lookout.