The New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2026

Entries close 1 April 2026

How to enter Enter below

Awards ceremony 23 June 2026 Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland

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Celebrating the best of health, safety and wellbeing in New Zealand

The annual New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards have been run since 2005. They are organised by Safeguard with the support of WorkSafe New Zealand and ACC.

The call for entries is: OPEN

Entries close: 5pm, Wednesday 1 April 2026

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The call for entries into the 2026 Awards are now OPEN and close on 1 April 2026.

Finalists will be notified on 4 May 2026.

How to enter Enter below

Gala dinner

We invite you to join us in celebrating the year in health and safety at the New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards gala dinner on 23 June 2026 from 6:15PM at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland.

Pre-dinner drinks: 6.15pm onwards

Gala dinner and awards presentation: 7.00pm to 10.30pm

Dress: A touch of glamour

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What is the purpose of the awards?

To celebrate the best health and safety initiatives and the dedicated people working to improve health and safety outcomes in New Zealand.

Who judges the awards?

The awards are judged by a panel appointed each year. The panel usually consists of five people, including representatives from Safeguard, WorkSafe New Zealand, and a trade union, as well as a health & safety practitioner.

How many categories are there?

There are 9 categories for organisations and 5 categories for individuals. Details of each category can be found in the entry pack which can be downloaded here.

Key dates

Entries are now OPEN

Entries close: 5pm, 1 April 2026

Finalists notified: 4 May 2026

Gala dinner: 23 June 2026

Who can enter?

Any organisation which operates in New Zealand
Any person who works in New Zealand

Can you enter more than one initiative or nominate more than one person? YES - so long as each entry describes a substantially different health and safety initiative and you submit each one as a new entry using the form below.

How to enter in 3 easy steps

Read the entry pack, which outlines the award categories, the criteria for each category, the judging process, and terms and conditions.
Download the entry pack
Decide on the initiative and category to enter.
To enter, fill out and submit the online entry form, making sure to choose the category from the drop down menu under NOMINATION CATEGORY and to attach your entry in PDF format.

There may be a small delay when you click the SUBMIT button.

To submit another entry refresh the page.

If you have any problems submitting your entry please contact safeguardawards@thomsonreuters.com
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Thank you for your entry

Finalists will be notified on 4 May 2026.

Good luck!

Nomination Category

Entry details

Name of organisation being nominated

Please provide a name of the organisation being nominated

Number of employees (approx)

Please enter the number of employees at the organisation being nominated

Name of individual being nominated

Please provide a name of the individual being nominated

What prompted you to enter this year?

Ad in Safeguard magazine

Ad in Safeguard Insider e-bulletin

Promotional email

Entered before

Other

Please select a reason for entering the awards this year

Key contact details

Name

Please provide a name for the key contact for this entry

Organisation

Please provide the organisation for the key contact for this entry

Position

Please provide a position/title for the key contact for this entry

Telephone

Please provide a telephone number for the key contact for this entry

Email address

Please provide an email address for the key contact for this entry

Referee details

Name

Please provide a name for the referee for this entry

Organisation

Please provide an organisation name for the referee for this entry

Position

Please provide a position/title for the referee for this entry

Telephone

Please provide a telephone number for the referee for this entry

Email address

Please provide an email address for the referee for this entry

Submission document

Add submission document PDF File. Must be no longer than four A4 pages.

Please select a submission document to upload

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The New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2026

Entries close 1 April 2026

Awards ceremony 23 June 2026 Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland

Celebrating the best of health, safety and wellbeing in New Zealand

Entries now OPEN

Gala dinner

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH

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PRE-DINNER DRINKS

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The New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2026

Entries close 1 April 2026

Entries now open

What is the purpose of the awards?

Who judges the awards?

How many categories are there?

Key dates

Who can enter?

How to enter in 3 easy steps

Enter below

Thank you for your entry

Nomination Category

Entry details

What prompted you to enter this year?

Key contact details

Referee details

Submission document

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The New Zealand Health & Safety Awards 2026: Gala Dinner

Register to attend New Zealand health and safety's night of nights

The New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2026

Sponsors

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

CATEGORY SPONSORS

PRE-DINNER DRINKS

New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards 2025