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Transport Accident Investigation Commission
TAIC investigates air, marine and rail accidents and incidents to prevent recurrence.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is a standing Commission of Inquiry, an independent Crown entity established by the TAIC Act 1990. It determines the circumstances and causes of selected aviation, marine, and rail accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future.
TAIC may open an inquiry if it believes there may be significant implications for transport safety, or when it may be able to make recommendations to improve transport safety.
TAIC acts impartially and independently from Government, transport operators, and any investigations by other authorities into regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, or criminal activity.
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Kaikōura Capsize: Appeal For Witnesses
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 2:24 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is appealing for witnesses to the capsize of a boat near Kaikōura on Saturday 10 September. It’s been reported that five people died as a result of the incident and that six others survived. The ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry Into Near-collision On Christchurch Level Crossing
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:00 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
12 August The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is appealing for witnesses to a near-collision between a freight train and a bus at Selwyn Street level crossing in Christchurch. It was reported that at about 2:30pm on 8 August 2022, a bus passed ... More >>
New TAIC Report On Cargo Ship Fire, Napier 2020
Friday, 5 August 2022, 12:09 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has published its final report on the response to a seven-day fire on board the cargo ship Kota Bahagia just before Christmas 2020. The Commission has reiterated two recommendations it made in 2018 ... More >>
Auckland Train Derailment - TAIC Investigating
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 2:40 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the train derailment in Auckland today [1 June 2022]. The inquiry will focus on the circumstances and causes of the accident with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future, ... More >>
Independent Inquiry Into Port Operations Accidents At Lyttelton And Auckland
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 4:26 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is inquiring into the fatal accidents at Lyttelton Port and Ports of Auckland. The Minister of Transport directed TAIC to inquire into the circumstances and causes of the two accidents and provide ... More >>
Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilots Need To Buckle Up
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 9:50 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Commercial hot air balloon pilots should have to wear harnesses during safety-critical phases of flight, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) in a preliminary report issued today. Chief Investigator of Accidents Harald Hendel ... More >>
TAIC Investigating Robinson R22 Helicopter Accident At Karamea
Monday, 3 January 2022, 6:24 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is appealing locally for witnesses to the helicopter accident at Karamea on the South Island West Coast today, 02 January 2022. The Commission has opened an inquiry into the accident and placed ... More >>
TAIC Appealing For Witnesses To Hot Air Balloon Accident Near Ashburton
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 5:33 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is appealing for witnesses to the hot air balloon accident today [eds: approx. 0900, 1 January 2022] near Asburton. The Commission has opened an inquiry into the accident and is calling for anyone ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry - Freight Train Derailment Near Marton
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 5:33 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the derailment of a freight train just North of Marton last night [eds: we were told, about 11:30pm on Monday 13 December]. The circumstances reported were that the train – a pair ... More >>
New TAIC Report – Fatal Level Crossing Accident Train And Car, Morrinsville
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 1:13 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is calling for people planning and implementing roadworks near level crossings anywhere in New Zealand to always consider the risks of the rail crossing as well as the roadworks. The call comes ... More >>
New TAIC Report: Fatal Light Plane Crash Kaimanawas March 2019 Was ‘controlled Flight Into Terrain’
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 9:33 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The crash of a Diamond DA42 light plane in the Kaimanawa Ranges near Taupō had the characteristics of a ‘controlled flight into terrain’ accident, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission in its Final Report on the March 2019 ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry: Fatal Boat Accident Manukau Harbour
Sunday, 17 October 2021, 2:28 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is appealing for witnesses who saw, photographed or videoed a boating accident at the entrance to Manukau Harbour on the afternoon of Saturday October 16. Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, ... More >>
TAIC investigating helicopter accident in Lammerlaw Range
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 2:22 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into an accident involving an Eurocopter ‘Squirrel’ AS350 helicopter. Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, says the circumstances reported were that the helicopter ... More >>
TAIC inquiry into passenger train derailment on Kapiti Line
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 2:41 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the derailment of a passenger train at about 6am today, 17 August 2021. Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, says the circumstances reported were that the ‘Kapiti’ ... More >>
Rail Safety: Level Crossing Risks Demand Coordinated Solutions
Friday, 13 August 2021, 1:46 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Level crossing safety is about more than the necessity of road users and pedestrians following the rules and looking out for trains, says Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) Chief Executive Martin Sawyers. “The Commission’s Watchlist ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry Into Hot Air Balloon Accident Near Arrowtown
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 1:50 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into an incident involving a hot air balloon that reportedly got into trouble upon landing near Arrowtown in the South Island on 9 July 2021. Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, ... More >>
TAIC Reports On 2018 Fatal Helicopter Forced Landing
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 9:27 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
A mystery fuel control fault, combined with a gap in practical training for the pilot in dealing with it, led to a fatal helicopter accident in the Kaimanawa Ranges. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s Final Report, published today, ... More >>
TAIC Reports On Tandem Skydive Fatal Accident
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 12:56 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has released its Final Report into a fatal accident in which a tandem skydiving pair crash-landed into Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown in January 2018. TAIC’s Chief Investigator of Accidents, Harald ... More >>
TAIC Opens Inquiry Into Jet Boat Accident, Shotover
Monday, 22 March 2021, 5:38 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
21 March 2021 The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the causes and circumstances of a jet boat accident on the Shotover River near Queenstown today, 21 March 2021. The circumstances reported to date are that the ... More >>
New TAIC Report -- Capsize Of Water Taxi
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 10:14 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Capsize may be a greater safety risk than skippers and owners of smaller passenger boats think – even with vessel designs perceived to be the safest. Today’s final report from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission says a water taxi capsized ... More >>
