19th June 2026 Ballooning / IncidentTwo people have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed into trees and came down onto a road in Methven, Canterbury, this morning.
19th May 2026 Alpine Group / IncidentPilot Tim Brown was one of two who died when their helicopter crashed in Mount Aspiring National Park.
18th May 2026 Alpine Group / IncidentAn Alpine Helicopters aircraft has been involved in a fatal crash in Mount Aspiring National Park, with two people confirmed dead.
9th March 2026 Incident / WorkSafeWorkSafe New Zealand is making initial inquiries into a death at a Bay of Plenty dirt bike destination.
24th October 2025 Incident / Island DirectIsland Direct has had to put its new ferry Te Waiora in dry dock after it broke down, with smoke forcing the evacuation of passengers from the vessel.
9th July 2025 Incident / PoliceFour people were injured when their tourist bus carrying visitors from China crashed on the Athol Five Rivers Highway in Southland.
5th June 2025 IncidentKelly Tarlton’s daughter Fiona Tarlton said she is in “floods of tears” after waking up the “devastating news” about a fire on the Tui, which was owned by her family until 2021.
9th May 2025 Incident / Milford SoundThe British man missing in Milford Sound worked as a boat host for Wilsons Abel Tasman over the summer.
28th April 2025 Fullers360 / IncidentA man was found dead by crew on a Fullers ferry that had docked at Matiatia Wharf on Waiheke Island at 2pm Thursday.
28th April 2025 IncidentA diver with Pure Salt Charters has been bitten on the calf by a great white shark at Dusky Sound in Fiordland National Park.
17th April 2025 Incident / TAICA rescue helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain after entering vortex ring state (VRS) – a dangerous flight condition that can occur during descent at low forward speed, causing the main rotor to lose lift and the aircraft’s descent rate to increase.
26th February 2025 Incident / Skippers Canyon JetSkippers Canyon Jet is investigating after four people were injured in an accident involving one of its commercial boats.
