Maritime Union Stands with Pike River Families and calls for Corporate Manslaughter Laws

MUNZ is giving its full support to the Pike River families, who are calling on Parliament to strengthen the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) and urgently introduce Corporate Manslaughter laws into New Zealand legislation.
Wellington Fundraiser Quiz Night 3 December 2025

We’re super excited to announce our 2nd fundraiser to help get our amazing wahine to WIMDOI and this time we’re taking over The Featherston for an epic Quiz Night on 3rd December!
Powerful Global Alliance aims to Halt Job-Killing Port Automation

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay was a signatory to the historic “Lisbon Summit Resolution” signed this week in Lisbon, Portugal, at a special Anti-Automation Conference of the International Dockworkers Council.
Inquiry Confirms Maritime Union Warnings on Manahau

Findings from an official inquiry on the Manahau barge grounding obtained by media show the vessel was unsuitable for conditions and have absolved crew that were blamed for the grounding.
Workers strike for a fair deal as ‘shellfish’ Sanford profits soar

Mussel farming crews at Sanford’s Havelock operations at the Top of the South will be striking on Wednesday 5 November 2025 in a fight for fair conditions.
Do Minister Stanford’s comments on Kiwi jobs apply to seafarers on the MV Buffalo?

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says the Government is dithering while New Zealand seafarer jobs are on the chopping block.
Maritime Union Backs Public Sector Strike this 23 October 2025

The fight for a properly funded public sector is a fight for all working New Zealanders.
Government should back vital workforce over Swiss multinationals

The Maritime Union has called for the Government to reject an application by Swiss-based shipping company Nova to be exempted from the legal requirement for New Zealand coastal vessels to be New Zealand flagged.
Kiwi Jobs on the Line – Maritime Unions Urge Government to Block Foreign Ship Replacement

New Zealand’s maritime unions are calling on the government to urgently intervene to keep skilled jobs.
Maritime Union backs Global Sumud Flotilla and recognition of Palestine

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says the MUNZ view is that “peace is union business.”