An Air New Zealand ATR72 aircraft experienced an engine fire as it approached Wellington Airport, prompting a mayday, safe landing and evacuation of all passengers and crew with no serious injuries. The fire was caused by a crack in a turbine blade that caused the blade to break.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has published its final report into an engine fire and evacuation involving an Air New Zealand ATR72-600 on approach to Wellington on 1 September 2024.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating an accident involving a heritage train at Te Awamutu railway station in which one person died.
The Commission has released an Interim Report as part of its ongoing investigation into a helicopter striking terrain and crash on Mercury Peak in Mt Aspiring National Park on 17 May 2026.
New lifejacket rules are an important step forward, but TAIC says more work is needed to keep recreational boaters safe.
On 8 May 2025, a Northbound passenger train approached a worksite near Plimmerton at 62 km/h. The trainee locomotive engineer saw two workers were on the track ahead, applied the emergency brake and stopped about 5 metres from where the workers had been. Nobody was hurt.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission today published its final report about a near miss incident involving a passenger train entering the worksite of a track maintenance team at Plimmerton.
Two track workers in hi-rail vehicles narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a freight train upon exiting the Kaimai Tunnel, where they had been working without protection. A series of miscommunications meant they believed protection was in place, and train control did not know they were on the track in the tunnel. The Commission has made recommendations for KiwiRail to clarify ambiguous procedures, improve radio coverage in and around the tunnel and improve safety-critical communication.
The Commission has released an Interim Report as part of its ongoing investigation into the grounding of a commercial passenger vessel in Akaroa Harbour on 31 January 2026. The Interim Report presents facts that have been established so far. On completion of its inquiry, the Commission’s final report will present analysis, discuss safety issues and (if any) make recommendations for the sector to avoid similar accidents in the future.
A routine maintenance job on the fishing vessel Antarctic Discovery became a life-threatening emergency when decomposing fish offal was accidentally pumped into a machinery space, released toxic gas and put four workers in hospital.
Two signal system outages at Wellington stopped trains and disrupted commuter services. The same battery charger and power supply module failed on both occasions. Its power supply capacity undersized, design and project management standards not fully applied, alarm system did not draw attention to the fault.
A bridge collapse on KiwiRail's Main South Line has exposed weaknesses in how scour risk is identified, managed and responded to across the rail network.