17 March 2025

WorkSafe New Zealand has opened its first intake of health and safety inspectors for 2025, and is keen to hear from anyone with an interest in making work safer in Aotearoa.

Inspectors are our frontline eyes and ears across the motu. We are adding up to 60 new recruits this year, each of whom will get full training and development.

This is an opportunity for people starting their career, looking for a change of career, or considering a meaningful way to repurpose their existing skills. You’ll need to be communicative and resilient, have an inquiring mind, and be an effective problem solver.

“We are currently integrating the full range of assessment and investigation work in our inspectorate. This will create a supportive training ground for our incoming inspectors to springboard from,” says WorkSafe’s Head of Inspectorate Rob Pope.

WorkSafe is investing an extra $2.7 million annually into growing its inspectorate. This is part of our new strategy to target the sectors with highest work-related harm – construction, manufacturing, forestry, and agriculture. While a background in these sectors would be highly advantageous to working for WorkSafe, it is not essential.

WorkSafe is the health and safety regulator for work in New Zealand. Our role is to influence businesses to meet their responsibilities and keep people healthy and safe.

Learn more about becoming a health and safety inspector