Serious harm per region
This page provides data on up to date and historical serious harm notifications per region. Please note 2011 data is provisional and subject to change.
These statistics will be updated every six months - the next update will be 31 July 2012.
Serious Harm Notifications received per region 2007 to 2011
| Region | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland | 173 |
204 |
152 |
165 |
181 |
| Auckland | 1,936 |
2,145 |
2,062 |
1,961 |
2,089 |
| Waikato | 626 |
584 |
564 |
546 |
512 |
| Bay of Plenty | 399 |
398 |
366 |
369 |
462 |
| Gisborne | 85 |
63 |
76 |
65 |
87 |
| Manawatu-Whanganui | 286 |
287 |
323 |
321 |
258 |
| Hawkes Bay | 270 |
270 |
249 |
222 |
230 |
| Taranaki | 125 |
175 |
151 |
134 |
146 |
| Wellington | 421 |
433 |
431 |
457 |
419 |
| Tasman | 21 |
34 |
22 |
23 |
20 |
| Marlborough | 92 |
103 |
127 |
85 |
87 |
| Nelson | 177 |
159 |
163 |
148 |
141 |
| West Coast | 69 |
67 |
80 |
68 |
46 |
| Canterbury | 822 |
763 |
778 |
734 |
697 |
| Otago | 385 |
432 |
405 |
409 |
426 |
| Southland | 178 |
186 |
163 |
193 |
236 |
| Not Defined¥ | 36 |
47 |
49 |
45 |
50 |
Total |
6,101 |
6,350 |
6,161 |
5,945 |
6,087 |
¥ Not defined. Many relate to off shore incidents where the regional border is unclear.
The statistics show the number of serious harm incidents, including fatalities, notified to the Department of Labour under the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992.
The statistics do not include:
- Serious harm and fatalities in the Maritime or Aviation sectors or due to work-related crashes on the road as these are investigated by Maritime New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority and the NZ Police respectively.
- Fatalities from long latency diseases caused by exposure to hazardous substances.
