10 Apr 2024

One dead in workplace incident in Athenree

11:26 am on 10 April 2024
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A person has died in a workplace incident in rural Bay of Plenty.

The incident on Athenree Road in Athenree was reported to emergency services about 11.50am, Tuesday, 9 April.

WorkSafe has also been informed.

WorkSafe has been restructuring and narrowing its focus, amid a multi-million-dollar deficit and after cutting scores of jobs.

Interim chief executive Steve Haszard is stepping down months after taking the job at the beleaguered Crown agency.

Its previous chief executive Phil Parkes quit after three years, having faced criticism from health and safety businesses, lawyers and unions over enforcement measures.