When a train passes a stop signal without proper authorisation (a ‘Signal Passed at Danger’ or SPAD), it risks derailment and/or collision with other rail vehicles and track workers. In New Zealand, ...

Watchlist 2026 identifies the safety issues of greatest and most immediate concern to the Commission and calls for stronger rail protection, coordinated action at level crossings, and action on ...

Strategies to promote safety in New Zealand’s recreational boating sector focus on encouraging self-reliance and skipper responsibility through safety awareness and education. Strategies to promote ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has published an interim report as part of its ongoing investigation into an incident involving a passenger train on the Johnsonville line north ...

Across the aviation, rail, and maritime transport modes, tracking and locating technologies offer ways to improve people’s chances of avoiding or surviving an accident or incident and ensuring they ...

This questionnaire is designed to collect accurate information regarding the recent train incident and the effectiveness of safety communications. Your feedback is crucial to helping us understand ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is opening an inquiry into an incident involving an Interislander ferry. It has been reported that the Aratere ferry ran aground in the late evening of ...

The accident involving LATAM flight LA800 occurred in international airspace. Under the International Convention on Aviation, the Chilean accident investigation authority, the Dirección General de ...

David Clarke is the new Chief Commissioner of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission announced by Associate Transport Minister Hon Matt Doocey David Clarke ...

The Annual Report measures performance against these accountability statements - strategy, funding and performance. It reviews key events or issues and is independently audited. It is generally ...

The Commission has published an interim report on the recent fatal accident near Wanaka Aerodrome on 18 October 2018. The pilot and the two other occupants died in the accident. TAIC Chief ...