8th June 2026 KiwiRail / TAICThe Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating a diesel leak involving KiwiRail’s TranzAlpine service that occurred near Arthur’s Pass on 5 August 2025.
29th May 2026 KiwiRail / TAICThe Interislander ferry ran aground after departing Picton on 21 June 2024.
8th May 2026 KiwiRail / Maritime NZ / TAICKiwiRail says the Kaitaki’s blackout in 2023 prompted a comprehensive overhaul of of its ferry fleet maintenance, emergency preparedness, and crew training.
7th May 2026 Interislander / KiwiRail / TAICThe investigator says “a very serious marine casualty was virtually certain” if the ferry’s anchors failed to stop its drift toward the coast in severe weather.
5th May 2026 Interislander / KiwiRailKiwiRail has been fined $375,000 and ordered to pay $25,000 in court costs following the grounding of its Interislander ferry Aratere.
1st April 2026 Interislander / KiwiRailA person is missing after going overboard from an Interislander ferry on the Cook Strait.
31st March 2026 GJNZ / KiwiRailKiwiRail’s Great Journeys New Zealand will run its second Matariki-themed rail experience from Ōtautahi Christchurch to Kaikōura and back on 11 July 2026.
13th March 2026 Interislander / KiwiRailKiwiRail says it plans to have its Kaiārahi ferry back in service by the end of the weekend.
27th February 2026 GJNZ / KiwiRailRevenue jumps at Great Journeys NZ, but falls for Interislander passenger services.
29th January 2026 GJNZ / KiwiRail / WOWGreat Journeys New Zealand is bringing the country’s most fashionable train journey to the rails once again for 2026.
21st November 2025 GJNZ / KiwiRailKiwiRail has launched a carbon calculator that allows users to input information about journeys on its network and compares it to equivalent journeys by road or air.
20th November 2025 Ferry Holdings / Interislander / KiwiRailWith the $596m ferries contract now finalised, the key delivery dates have to be met for industry to sell the experience, says Lynda Keene.
