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New Zealand Minister Calls for WorkSafe Culture Overhaul

6/9/2025

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New Zealand's Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden, is urging a transformation of WorkSafe, the health and safety regulator, to eliminate its fear-driven culture. She advocates for businesses to prioritize critical risks over bureaucratic red tape and admits to insufficient consultation regarding contentious pay equity reforms.

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Story summary

New Zealand's Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden, is urging a transformation of WorkSafe, the health and safety regulator, to eliminate its fear-driven culture. She advocates for businesses to prioritize critical risks over bureaucratic red tape and admits to insufficient consultation regarding contentious pay equity reforms.