29 August 2025
File Ref: 250772
Erika Whittome
[FYI request #31891 email] Dear Erika
I refer to your Official Information Act request made to Health New Zealand. You
requested:
Please would you provide information on DHB worker deaths that occurred at
DHB workplaces.
Please share the total number of DHB worker deaths at the DHB workplaces from
the year 2021 onwards.
In these figures, please would you include a breakdown by DHB region for these
numbers.
As you know, on 8 August 2025 your request was transferred to WorkSafe New Zealand.
Having undertaken a search of our records, WorkSafe has not identified any confirmed
work-related fatalities relating to DHB workers since 2021.
This reply addresses the information you requested. If you require further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Kelly Hanson-White
Deputy Chief Executive
Insights and Engagement
PO Box 165, Wellington 6140