Union calls for resignation of Ports of Auckland board

Union calls for resignation of Ports of Auckland board
Brent Melville
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) wants the board of Ports of Auckland and its chief executive Tony Gibson to resign in the wake of an independent review that found systemic health and safety issues at the country's busiest port.The review, headed by Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) chair Roger McRae, identified significant problems across critical health and safety risk management, mayor Phil Goff said in a briefing this morning.Noting there were "gaps between executive management's understanding of healt...

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