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The non-fatal crash of a tourist helicopter on a Crown Range ridgeline is the subject of a report issued today by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC).

A tourist boat caught fire and sank because the main firefighting system was ineffective and staff did not fully understand how it should work, says a Transport Accident Investigation Commission report out today.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into this afternoon’s (10 January 2018) aviation accident at Lake Wakatipu in Otago.

The fatal crash of a tourist helicopter on a snowy ridgeline in the Southern alps is the subject of a report issued today by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC).

On Tuesday morning [5 December 2017] an Air New Zealand 787 (NZ99) climbing out of Auckland bound for Narita, Japan, experienced an engine abnormality.

The Commission's 2016/17 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on 28 November 2017.

In November 2017, TAIC hosted the Marine Accident Investigation International Forum annual conference -- all about improving accident investigation to make it safer for everyone at sea.

Commissioner Stephen Davies Howard (right) and Chief Investigator of Accidents Captain Tim Burfoot joined other supporters of Safer Boating Week 2017 in jumping into Wellington harbour today to demonstrate the vital importance of lifejackets and waterproof communications.

The Commission has published its annual Statement of Performance Expectations for the 2017 - 2018 financial year commencing on 1 July.

On the afternoon of 13 February 2017 wildfires broke out on the Port Hills between Lyttelton Harbour and south-eastern suburbs of Christchurch.

At about 0730 on 9 February 2016, the passenger cruise ship Emerald Princess berthed in Port Chalmers, New Zealand.

The Minister of Transport, Hon Simon Bridges, has today announced the appointment of Jane Meares as Chief Commissioner, with her term to expire in October 2021.