Worker dies at city port

A worker has died after falling from a container on a Singaporean flagged ship at the Ports of Auckland.

The Maritime Union is calling for a national inquiry after several deaths at the ports.

Emergency services rushed to the port after the incident was reported at 9.23am on Tuesday.

Stuff understands that Otara resident Atiroa Tuaiti was injured when they fell from a container, and died at the scene.

It is understood that the incident happened in the general port area, aboard a ship, not at the container terminal.

The person who died worked for Wallace Investments, the largest private operator at the port.

Its generalmanager, Felix van Aalst, said the company would be investigating the incident and would fully cooperate with Maritime New Zealand’s investigation.

Maritime NZ confirmed it was notified of the death on Tuesday morning and would be leading the investigation, indicating the worker was aboard a container ship at the time of the fall.