Mayor relying on board to make Ports of Auckland safe 15 Apr 2021 13:18 PM
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Auckland mayor Phil Goff is confident the right steps have been put in place to stop a spate of deaths at Auckland’s port.
Mr Goff called for an independent health and safety report after a three deaths, including a swimmer hit by a Ports of Auckland boat doing seven times the speed limit for the area.
That report found a lack of interest by management in health and safety and a productivity bonus system that encouraged workers to ignore safety rules.
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Press Release – Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says it is not credible, or morally acceptable, for Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson to remain in his job.
Mr Gibson admitted in a press conference this week he did not know what had been going on at the port around health and safety issues.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says it is not right the CEO was being entrusted by the Board to deal with problems he had failed over many years to resolve.
He says workers at the port did not accept Mr Gibson did not know what had been happening at the Ports of Auckland during his tenure.