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September 2026

• 1 SepWorker dies following incident at CentrePort Wellington

August 2026

• 6 AugCoroner releases findings into Pātea River Bar deaths

October 2025

• 24 Oct 2025Ferry breakdown near Waiheke Island triggers passenger evacuation

September 2025

• 16 Sep 2025Tugboat begins towing stricken tanker off Stewart Island coast
• 14 Sep 2025Tugboat reaches oil and chemical tanker stuck near Stewart Island+1

July 2025

• 18 Jul 2025Three people rescued from sea north-east of New Zealand

June 2025

• 18 Jun 2025KiwiRail charged following Aratere ferry grounding near Picton+4
• 6 Jun 2025Investigators call for powers to ban substandard ships from New Zealand waters

April 2025

• 1 Apr 2025Barge tips at Mount Maunganui marina leaving crane submerged

March 2025

• 29 Mar 2025Search underway after light plane crashes in Central Otago
• 22 Mar 2025Man in his 20s dies during jetboating on Ruamāhanga River
• 21 Mar 2025Man in his 20s dies after jetboating incident in Wairarapa
• 21 Mar 2025World War II shipwreck poses $200 million oil spill risk

February 2025

• 26 Feb 2025Queenstown jet-boat company investigates Skippers Canyon incident
• 4 Feb 2025More than 21,000 Hutchwilco lifejackets recalled due to faulty inflator

November 2024

• 27 Nov 2024Former Ports of Auckland chief executive found guilty in workplace death case
• 19 Nov 2024Pilot rescued from Tasman Bay after engine failure