Security Review

Is haztec.co.nz legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

Haztec is the official website for a registered New Zealand hazardous substances consultancy with verified government certifications and a clean security record.

haztec.co.nzScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 90·MT 92
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The site represents HAZTEC 2018 LIMITED, a company officially registered in New Zealand since 2017. Our research confirmed that the company's lead certifiers are actively listed on the official WorkSafe New Zealand Register of Compliance Certifiers. The technical scan shows a clean bill of health with no antivirus detections or blocklist hits. The physical address and contact details provided on the site match official business records. There are no indicators of phishing, cloning, or deceptive practices.
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Page Content

The website provides detailed information regarding hazardous substance certification, site assessments, and safety training. It includes specific references to New Zealand regulations like the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA). The content is professional, lacks grammatical errors common in scams, and provides transparent information about the team's military and fire service backgrounds.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with a clean reputation and no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate from a recognized issuer. While the site does not have a high global traffic rank, this is typical for a specialized regional B2B service provider.

Domain History

The domain has been active for several years, aligning with the company's 2017 registration date. Unlike scam sites that use recently registered domains to hide their identity, this domain shows a consistent history of operation.

Web Reputation

Our intelligence stack found no scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions across independent review aggregators or social platforms. The presence of the company on official government regulatory registers provides a high level of trust that this is a legitimate professional entity.
Risk Factors
1
  • Low global traffic volume, which is common for niche regional business-to-business services.
Positive Signals
5
  • Verified business registration for HAZTEC 2018 LIMITED in New Zealand.
  • Certifiers are officially listed on the WorkSafe New Zealand government register.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Transparent physical address and local contact information provided.
  • Clean hosting IP with no history of malicious activity.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for professional hazardous substance consultancy and training services. You can safely provide business contact information or book courses through their platform.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for haztec.co.nz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · New Zealand
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
4 positive
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Haztec.co.nz is the official website of HAZTEC 2018 LIMITED, a New Zealand company (registered 29 Nov 2017) providing hazardous substances compliance certification, training, and consultancy services.
  • The company and its certifiers (primarily Grant Tattley, certifier number TST100038) are actively listed on the official WorkSafe New Zealand Register of Compliance Certifiers, authorised until 30/09/2030 for types including Location, Stati
  • Team members Grant Tattley and Ross Taylor have extensive backgrounds: Tattley with 26 years Royal NZ Navy (including as educator and test certifier); Taylor with 42 years NZ Fire Service. Claims over 26 years combined experience in the fie
  • Physical address: 20D Manga Road, Silverdale, Auckland 0932; phone 09 426 5902; email info@haztec.co.nz. No customer reviews, complaints, or scam reports found across web searches, Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or Glassdoor (only unrelat
  • Site content (updated as recently as 2022) details services for HSNO/HSWA regulations, with downloadable resources and emphasis on practical military/fire service expertise. No red flags such as poor grammar, unrealistic offers, or payment
  • Distinct from similar-named entities like Haz-Tech Environmental (haztech.co.nz, hazardous waste) or international Haztec companies.
Business registration
Status: active · New Zealand

HAZTEC 2018 LIMITED (company number 6567452), registered 29 Nov 2017. Director: Grant Tattley. Operating as hazardous substances compliance certifiers, trainers and consultants.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and official business registries for haztec.co.nz. Our research confirmed that HAZTEC 2018 LIMITED is an active New Zealand company registered since November 2017. Furthermore, the company's staff are officially recognized on the WorkSafe New Zealand Register of Compliance Certifiers. No complaints or fraudulent associations were identified during our investigation.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@haztec.co.nz
Phone numbers2021-09-20
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@haztec.co.nz).
  • Phone number listed (2021-09-20).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresAug 10, 2026 (41d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingA2 Hosting, LLC
Server locationGB
Web serverLiteSpeed
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://haztec.co.nz/
  • 2301https://haztec.co.nz/
  • 3200https://www.haztec.co.nz/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPA2 Hosting, LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on haztec.co.nz and not a lookalike like h-aztec.co.nz.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on haztec.co.nz. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • haztec.co.nz passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. haztec.co.nz presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 41 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report haztec.co.nz as clean.
  • No. haztec.co.nz is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • haztec.co.nz resolves to an IP operated by A2 Hosting, LLC in GB (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 30, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around haztec.co.nz have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·haztec.co.nz
SAFE

Haztec is a legitimate New Zealand-based hazardous substances compliance and training company. Our analysis confirms it is a registered business with verified professional certifications and no history of fraud.

This site is safe to use for professional hazardous substance consultancy and training services. You can safely provide business contact information or book courses through their platform.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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