HFESNZ milestones
HFESNZ has a proud history in New Zealand, which is marked by some key milestones of the organisation, and the industry itself.
| 1966 | Founding of the Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand (ESANZ) |
| 1986 | The New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES) formed |
| 1991 | NZES became a federated member of International Ergonomics Association |
| 1997 | Board for Certification of New Zealand Ergonomists formed |
| 2012 | Name change to Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand (HFESNZ) |
| Taskforce for Workplace Health and Safety formed following the Pike River mine disaster in 2010 | |
| 2014 | HFESNZ becomes a founding member of the Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ) |
| 2015 | HFESNZ rule revision with inclusion of Associate and Certified Professional members |
| 2017 | HFESNZ rule revision with inclusion of Technical Professional members |
| 2018 | Launch of HASANZ register |
| 2019 | Building the Professions: Health and Safety Workforce Pipeline Report (HASANZ) |
| 2020 | WorkSafe/HASANZ - HFESNZ Workforce Development Project |