Port of Auckland Limited (POAL) was today fined NZD 500,000 (about US $310,000) after pleading guilty to two charges under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The charges were filed by Maritime New Zealand after dock worker Pala’amo Kalati was killed by a falling container on August 30, 2020.
Following the fatality, a comprehensive investigation was undertaken by Maritime NZ.
Maritime NZ Director Kirstie Hewlett said that Kalati’s death was a manifestation of the risk caused and...