2026 H&S Rep Conference and Awards Event

The 2026 Health and Safety Representatives Conference is a full-day development event, to be held at the Shed 6 Wellington on Thursday 04 June 2026. 

Please note: This event is exclusive to GHSL Members only, and there is no charge to attend this conference. 

The GHSL is once again excited to host a development day for Health and Safety Representatives, this year focusing on Influencing the Design of Work.

We have an exciting line up of guest speakers, with Dougal Sutherland from Umbrella once again acting as MC. The day culminates in the announcement of the overall winners for the Health and Safety Representative of the Year - both individual and teams awards.

Our conference this year is made possible by the following sponsors:

Agenda for the day

9am         Registration, networking and morning tea

10.00am    Nau mai Haere mai

 10.05am     Opening and Welcome 

 10.25am    Health 15, awareness of the van offering

10.35am    WEPR as a mechanism for designing better work

 11.05am    Early warning signs that work isn’t working

11.35am     Influencing with authority - culture and communication

 12.05pm    Lunch and networking

 1.10pm    Governance and H&S Rep - work imagined vs work as done

 1.40pm    Awards Presentation to the finalists award

 2pm        Leading Safety Well

 2.35pm     Afternoon tea and networking

 3.05pm    HSI Donesafe sponsored panel

 3.40pm    Awards Presentation to the Overall Winner and Joint award

 3.55pm     Closing address and summary 

 4.05pm     Karakia and close 

4:10pm    Photos of finalists and networking

Registration is open to all GHSL member agencies

Formal registrations have now closed however there may still be seats available - to register your interest please email anita.mcghie-filkins@mpi.govt.nz