The Port Health and Safety Leadership Group

Learn about the Port Health and Safety Leadership Group.

About us

We are a tripartite group, made up of port and stevedoring companies, unions, the Port Industry Association, Maritime NZ and WorkSafe NZ representatives, all working in partnership to drive a step change in health and safety in New Zealand ports.

Safety, for us, is embodied by the whakataukī:

He waka eke noa - a canoe which we are all in with no exception

Together, our vision is to create:

A high performing, resilient port sector where people thrive and worker health and safety is prioritised through high-trust, tripartite collaboration.

Who we are

The membership of the group includes:

Maritime NZ (Kirstie Hewlett, The Chief Executive of Maritime NZ and Chair of the Leadership Group)
the Port Industry Association (Pat Kirk, Chair of the Port Industry Association)
Ports (Roger Gray, Chief Executive Port of Auckland and Jon Moore, Chief Executive Northport)
Stevedoring companies (Paul Cameron, Chief Executive Qube Ports NZ and Gavin Hudson, Chief Executive C3).
the Maritime Union of New Zealand (Carl Findlay, National Secretary)
the Rail and Maritime Transport Union of New Zealand (Aubrey Wilkinson, National President).