Port Serious Harms Notified to 
WorkSafe New Zealand  
(1 January 2011 to 31 December 
2014) 
 
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The Request 
Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch, requested the number of port serious harms notified to 
WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe) from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2014.   
The Response 
From 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2014, WorkSafe received 132 notifications of serious harm 
at ports. See Table 2 below for further information.  
Table 2. Port Serious Harms Notified to WorkSafe New Zealand  
(1 January 2011 to 31 December 2014) 
Port Area 
2011  2012  2013  2014  Total 
Centreport 
Wellington 
2 4 3 4 13 
East 
by 
West 
Ferry 
terminal 
Wellington 
1 0 0 0 1 
Eastland 
Port 
0 1 2 0 3 
Ferry 
Terminal 
- 
Auckland 
0 1 1 0 2 
Interisland 
Terminal 
Wellington 
1 0 0 0 1 
Lyttelton 
Port 
of 
Christchurch 
8 2 3 3 16 
Napier 
Port 
1 1 1 1 4 
NorthPort/Marsden 
Point 
1 2 1 2 6 
Port 
Marlborough 
0 1 4 2 7 
Port 
Nelson 
4 6 5 3 18 
Port 
of 
Tauranga 
7 6 7 5 25 
Port 
Otago 
2 3 4 2 11 
Port 
Taranaki 
1 2 0 0 3 
Ports 
of 
Auckland 
1 6 1 2 10 
PrimePort 
Timaru 
3 1 3 2 9 
South 
Port 
1 1 0 0 2 
Tiwai 
Point 
0 1 0 0 1 
Total 
33 
38 
35 
26 
132 
Source: Worksafe New Zealand Information Management System.                     Updated 1 July 2015.                           
 
 
 
Exclusions 
Data pertaining to the maritime, aviation, or transport sectors, as these sectors do not fall within 
the jurisdiction of Worksafe New Zealand.  Data relating to these incidents are retained by 
Maritime New Zealand, Civil Aviation Authority, and New Zealand Police, respectively.   
 
 
 

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