Safety
Road markings
The road safety strategy around getting rid of the white lines in the middle of roads. Audio
Worksafe selling farm workers safety short - Labour
Worksafe is being accused of selling farm workers' safety short by not prosecuting farmers. Audio
Mother relieved that forestry is getting safer
The mother of a forestry worker who was killed on the job says it's a relief to hear the industry is starting to turn around its appalling safety record. Audio
Nightmare turbulance on Air NZ flight
Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas talks about turbulance. Audio
Another foreign tourist activates rescue beacon
Two climbers have been rescued from separate New Zealand destinations after setting off international distress calls picked up half a world away. Audio
Emotion Forces Fire Fighters To Bend Rules
A union representing fire fighters says emotion experienced on the job, especially in small communities, may force some crews to bend health and safety rules. A report into the safety of the Fire… Audio
Mountain clubs' plan to help upskill foreign hikers
Tramping clubs are going to produce their own Youtube video showing foreign hikers how to stay safe in the New Zealand mountains. Audio
Big fine for obstructing collapsed slide investigation
A Waikato businessman's been fined more than 100 thousand dollars for obstructing an investigation into a big blow-up slide that collapsed with children on it. Audio
Family wait on beach for body of crab fisher
Family and friends of an Auckland man presumed drowned off a Northland beach are keeping watch - in the hope the sea will return his body. Audio
Kone Elevators to pay 140,0000 in reparations, fines for mechanic's death
A major elevator company must pay more than 140-thousand dollars in reparations and fines for the death of a Dunedin mechanic. Audio
Dangerous jobs
The most dangerous jobs have been determined by three factors - exposure to contaminants, exposure to disease and infections and time spent sitting: 67. Audio
Friend of crash victims wants lights on one-way streets
The Christchurch City Council is considering making its one way streets safer with flashing lights, after a double fatality this month. Audio
Fears proposed legislation will undermine pool safety
Former Children's Commissioner Ian Hassall say new the Building (Pools) Amendment Act will erode the hard fought for protection for children and lead to more drownings. He says the act, in its current… Audio
Parents don't know what their children get up to online.
Most New Zealand parents don't have a clue what their children are getting up to online. Audio
Govt coming under more pressure not to back down on pledge
As rescuers scramble to find the man buried under tonnes of rubble in a South Island quarry, the Government is under pressure not to back down on its pledge after the Pike River Mine disaster to… Audio
Union boss's battle for workers and personal battle
Helen Kelly has been at the helm of the CTU for eight years and is the Union's chief spokesperson on many issues facing workers, including advocating for safe and health workplaces. Helen's been a… Audio
Outspoken - Privacy vs Security
Demelza Leslie asks if New Zealanders will have to give up their right to privacy to keep safe. Audio
Outspoken - Doctors and Patient Safety
Karen Brown asks how well the Medical Council is doing at both regulating the profession while protecting the public from bad doctors. Audio