21 Jun 2023

Auckland port wins safety award after previous workplace deaths

From Checkpoint, 6:06 pm on 21 June 2023

The company that's been in court over deaths and injuries suffered by workers on its watch, has won the NZ workplace health and Safety award for its collaboation with the Maritime Union it was previously at logger heads with.

In 2020 the port was fined $500,000 after young father Laboom Dyer was killed when the container loader he was operating toppled over.

It was also charged over the death of Pala'amo Kalati who crushed by a container That was all under previous port leadership.

The Ports of Auckland CEO is now Roger Gray and he spoke to Lisa Owen.