2010 - present

• 21 June 2011, Kaikoura
  Kaikoura
  Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch.Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard....
  
  , Marlborough
  Marlborough, New Zealand
  Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. Marlborough is known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and sauvignon blanc...
  
   - A northbound Main North Line express freight between Christchurch and Picton derails after hitting a slip just south of Kaikoura. Both locomotives and several wagons are damaged. The lead locomotive DFT7117
  NZR DF class (1979)
  The NZR DF class of 1979 is a class of 30 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built by General Motors Diesel of Canada between 1979 and 1981. Between 1992 and 1997, all the locomotives were rebuilt as the DFT class, a turbocharged version of the DF....
  
   is extensively damaged with the trailing locomotive DQ6376
  NZR DQ class
  The NZR DQ and QR class locomotives are two classes of mainline diesel-electric locomotives in New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia. Originally Queensland Rail 1460 and 1502 class, they were purchased by New Zealand Rail Limited in 1995 to be rebuilt, as a cheaper alternative to buying new...
  
   suffering moderate damage. The locomotive engineer escapes with minor injuries.
• 1 Feb 2011, Ngaio
  Ngaio, New Zealand
  Ngaio is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD. It was settled at the same time as the neighbouring suburb of Khandallah, and like its neighbour many of its streets are named after places on...
  
  , Wellington, At about 1 PM a Johnsonville bound suburban multiple electric unit derailed at the passing loop switch when leaving Ngaio station and ran off through a barrier fence, stopping about a metres into the station carpark. Although no one was injured, about 16 passengers were kept on board the train for around 20 minutes until the overhead electricity could be turned off, so they could disembark and continue on their journey by replacement bus. Services were replaced by buses for the afternoon but were restored by 7 PM. A crane was used to rerail the train. KiwiRail intended to investigate the cause of the derailment.
• 30 January 2011, Kaiwharawhara
  Kaiwharawhara
  Kaiwharawhara, formerly known as Kaiwarra, is an urban seaside suburb of Wellington in New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of the centre of the city on the western shore of Wellington Harbour, where the Kaiwharawhara Stream reaches the sea from its headwaters in Karori. It is a...
  
  , Wellington - A Wellington bound suburban train struck and killed a pedestrian walking on tracks just north of Kaiwharawhara station about 2:45 PM. Services were suspended for the afternoon, while police investigated the scene and spoke with witnesses. Sports fans intending to take trains to a 5 PM football game were advised to make alternative travel arrangements to get to the game but were assured that services would be operating again afterwards to get them home.
• 12 January 2010, Flint Road level crossing, Stratford
  Stratford
  Stratford is a place name found in many English-speaking countries. It derives from the Old English words stræt and ford...
  
   - About 9:15 AM a New Plymouth
  New Plymouth
  New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
  
   bound freight train collides with a utility vehicle at a level crossing only controlled by stop signs, killing one person and seriously injuring two others in the vehicle. This was the fifth crash, and second fatality, at this crossing since 1992. Local residents considered the crossing was an accident waiting to happen because it was close to the highway, had limited visibility and many drivers did not stop for the crossing. They felt that barrier arms were needed. At the time of the crash, KiwiRail had been intending to install flashing lights at the crossing within the next two years, as the crossing was high on the priority list to be upgraded.
• 30 September 2010, Plimmerton
  Plimmerton
  The township of Plimmerton is adjacent to one of the more congenial beaches in the northwest part of the Wellington urban area of Porirua in New Zealand...
  
  , Wellington - A mid-afternoon northbound Wellington to Paraparaumu electric multiple unit hits a landslide on the line and derails into the path of a southbound Paraparaumu to Wellington multiple unit; two injured.. The two heavily damaged components of the Ganz-Mavag units are withdrawn from service and the undamaged components are marshalled together as a new set.

2000 - 2009

• 10 July 2010, Wellington - Morning passenger services suspended after two trains bring down overhead lines. About 10,000 passengers affected.
• 23 July 2009, Maymorn
  Maymorn
  Maymorn is a rural area of Upper Hutt city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. For statistical purposes, Maymorn is counted as part of Te Marua in the New Zealand census. The usual resident 2006 population of this area was 1,068...
  
  , Wellington - The locomotive and first carriage of an evening northbound Wairarapa Connection derails after hitting a mudslide at the exit to the Maoribank Tunnel; no injuries were reported, but the line was blocked for three days.
• 12 June 2008, Bryndwr
  Bryndwr
  Bryndwr is a suburb of Christchurch New Zealand, and is one of the few places in New Zealand with a name of Welsh origin.It was given its Welsh name by Charles Jeffreys who bought there in 1880...
  
  , Christchurch
  Christchurch
  Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
  
  , Canterbury - Two freighthopping
  Freighthopping
  Freighthopping or train hopping is the act of surreptitiously hitching a ride on a railroad freight car. In the United States, this became a common means of transportation following the American Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially among migrant workers who became known as...
  
   men riding on top of a southbound Main North Line freight train are knocked off after hitting an overhead footbridge; both men were killed.
• 1 April 2003, Silverstream, Upper Hutt - Upper Hutt to Wellington Express electric multiple unit fatally strikes pedestrian at the Silverstream station crossing, despite warning devices operating. Coroner finds pedestrians often ignore warning devices at this crossing and recommends gates be installed to prevent pedestrians accidentally walking onto tracks. The first gated pedestrian railway crossing was subsequently installed at Silverstream, and served as a prototype for other busy pedestrian crossings.
• 26 July 2002, Te Wera, Taranaki
  Taranaki
  Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island and is the 10th largest region of New Zealand by population. It is named for the region's main geographical feature, Mount Taranaki....
  
   - A westbound express freight on the Stratford - Okahukura Line derails due to excessive speed on a curve. One crew is killed while the other is injured and trapped in the cab for several hours until rescued. Investigations find that both crew had fallen asleep and that the driver (who was killed) had consumed alcohol prior to commencing his shift. As the train was also several kilometres ahead of its schedule recommendations are also made concerning train control operations. One DC class
  NZR DC class
  The NZR DC class locomotive is the most common class of locomotive currently in operation on the New Zealand rail network. Primarily employed to haul freight trains operated by KiwiRail, the class is also used for long-distance passenger trains operated by Tranz Scenic and suburban passenger trains...
  
   locomotive (4657) is written-off.
• 8 January 2001, Canterbury - A southbound Southerner hits a cattle truck. 25 passengers are injured, two seriously, and 10 cattle are killed.

1950 - 1999

• 20 October 1999, Waipahi, Otago - A northbound Main South Line
  Main South Line
  The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railroad line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin...
  
   express freight train collides with a stationary southbound freight train after a misunderstanding of track warrant
  Track warrant
  Track warrants are systematized permissions used on some railroad lines to authorize a train's use of the main line. Dispatchers issue these permissions to train crews instead of using signals. The crews receive track warrants by radio, phone, or electronic transmission from a...
  
   conditions by both train drivers; one killed, one seriously injured.. One of the locomotives involved (DC4202) is written-off and scrapped.
• 18 June 1997, Glen Innes Railway Station, Auckland - At about 11:50am an empty Silver Fern railcar
  NZR RM class (Silver Fern)
  This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern .The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of railcar in New Zealand. The three air-conditioned and sound-proofed 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set railcars were built by...
  
   returning to it depot and travelling at 80 km/h fatally collides with a pedestrian who had just disembarked from a suburban train travelling in the opposite direction at a pedestrian level crossing without warning devices. The coroner finds that the pedestrian was unable to see or hear the railcar, due to the weather and noisy environment, and directs that warning devices be installed at the crossing, as a minimum. Also finds that train drivers have a duty of care to pedestrians, despite having right of way, and recommends trains slow down near the station.
• 25 August 1993, Rolleston
  Rolleston, New Zealand
  Rolleston is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand.It is located next to State Highway 1, 22 km south-west of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. The town uses the slogan "The Town of the Future"...
  
  , Canterbury - A southbound Southerner passenger express collides with a concrete mixer truck on a level crossing; three killed, seven seriously injured.
• 7 August 1991, Oio, central North Island - Locomotive Engineer Graeme Peter Orange is killed and two 4000 hp EF class
  NZR EF class
  The NZR EF class is a class of 22 25 kV AC electric locomotives that operate on the North Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Te Rapa in New Zealand...
  
   electric locomotives (EF30036 and 30088) are subsequently written off after striking a washout.
• 7 August 1984, Edendale, Southland - An Invercargill to Balclutha shunt derails after a section of track was washed out; one killed.
• 18 August 1981, Waiouru
  Waiouru
  Waiouru is a small town in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on the North Island Volcanic Plateau, 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu, and in the Ruapehu District....
  
  , Manawatu-Wanganui - A Silver Fern railcar
  NZR RM class (Silver Fern)
  This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern .The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of railcar in New Zealand. The three air-conditioned and sound-proofed 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set railcars were built by...
  
   derails on a curve and falls 8 m down a bank due to a missing speed restriction sign; four killed, 16 injured.
• 21 May 1980, Otira
  Otira
  Otira is a small township seven kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the western approach to the pass, a saddle between the Otira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps...
  
  , West Coast - An eastbound coal train derails after a 50-metre section of track was washed away during stormy weather; one killed.
• 24 March 1980, Wellington
  Wellington
  Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
  
  , Wellington - A Porirua to Wellington suburban unit crashes head-on into a diesel shunter with six empty carriages that had somehow strayed onto the wrong line; two killed, at least 77 injured.
• 17 October 1979, Wellington, Wellington - A Porirua to Wellington suburban unit rear-ends a stationary Taita to Wellington suburban unit on the approach to Wellington station; at least 44 injured, five of which seriously.
• 19 March 1979, Matapihi, Tauranga
  Tauranga
  Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
  
  , Bay of Plenty
  Bay of Plenty
  The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...
  
   - A freight train operating along the Mount Maunganui
  Mount Maunganui
  Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga. It was independent from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988....
  
   branch collides with a vehicle at a level crossing and derails. The locomotive (D^A 1436
  NZR DA class
  The NZR Da diesel-electric mainline locomotive class ran on the New Zealand railway system between 1955 and 1989. With 146 locomotives, it was the most numerous class to operate in New Zealand, just five more than the AB class steam locomotive....
  
  ) is written-off.
• 25 May 1978, Pukerua Bay
  Pukerua Bay
  Pukerua Bay is a small seaside community at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City...
  
  , Wellington - D^A 1470
  NZR DA class
  The NZR Da diesel-electric mainline locomotive class ran on the New Zealand railway system between 1955 and 1989. With 146 locomotives, it was the most numerous class to operate in New Zealand, just five more than the AB class steam locomotive....
  
  , returning to Wellington light engine from Paekakariki, derails on a curve due to excessive speed and almost falls onto State Highway 1 below the line; two killed.
• 23 March 1977, Newmarket
  Newmarket Train Station, Auckland
  Newmarket Train Station is located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Newmarket, on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland railway network. Serving the busy commercial centre of Newmarket, the station is the second-busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart...
  
  , Auckland - A Wellington to Auckland freight train collides with an Auckland to Helensville suburban train near the Parnell Tunnel, after human error during a signal failure directed the passenger onto the wrong line; one killed and both locomotives (D^X2639 and D^A1426) are written-off.
• 21 November 1975, Silver Fern
  NZR RM class (Silver Fern)
  This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern .The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of railcar in New Zealand. The three air-conditioned and sound-proofed 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set railcars were built by...
  
   derailed in level crossing accident.
• 15 February 1972, Dashwood, Marlborough - A Picton to Christchurch railcar collides with a cattle truck on a level crossing; one killed.
• 19 May 1966, Dashwood Pass, Marlborough - A Christchurch to Picton mixed train (popularly named the "Cabbage Train") derails at the southern portal of Tunnel 22, after the driver takes a curve at twice the speed restriction; one killed, two seriously injured.
• 3 November 1962, Te Kauwhata
  Te Kauwhata
  Te Kauwhata is a small town in the north of the Waikato region of New Zealand, situated close to the western shore of Lake Waikare, some 40 km north of Hamilton...
  
  , Waikato - A northbound freight train ran a red signal
  Signal passed at danger
  A Signal passed at danger , in British railway terminology, occurs when a train passes a stop signal without authority to do so. It is a term primarily used within the British Railway Industry, although it can be applied worldwide.-Categories of SPAD:...
  
   and crashed into the back of a stationary freight train after the driver of the first train falls asleep at the controls; one killed. This crash sparked the introduction of vigilance devices
  Dead-man's vigilance device
  A dead-man's vigilance device is a railroad safety device that operates in the case of incapacitation of the engineer. It is a hybrid between a dead-man's switch and a vigilance control....
  
   in diesel locomotives.
• 5 February 1958, Pinedale, Waikato - A Rotorua to Frankton, Hamilton freight train derails on a curve, after an air leak lead to brake failure while the train was descending a 2% (1 in 50) grade; one killed, one injured.
• 21 October 1957, Wellington, Wellington - An Plimmerton to Wellington suburban unit rear-ends an Upper Hutt to Wellington suburban unit on the approach to Wellington Station; 23 injured.
• 20 July 1955, Takapu Road, Wellington - A Paekakariki to Wellington suburban unit, after hitting a slip on the line, derails into the path of the other line, and is subequenly hit by a Wellington to Paekakariki suburban unit; eight injured, one later dying of their injuries.
• 24 December 1953, Tangiwai, Manawatu-Wanganui - Tangiwai disaster
  Tangiwai disaster
  The Tangiwai disaster on 24 December 1953 was the worst rail accident in New Zealand history. An 11-carriage overnight express from Wellington to Auckland fell into the Whangaehu River at Tangiwai, ten kilometres west of Waiouru. The bridge carrying the North Island Main Trunk Railway over the...
  
  : An overnight Wellington to Auckland express falls into the Whangaehu River
  Whangaehu River
  The Whangaehu River is a large river in central North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, and it flows into the Tasman Sea eight kilometres southeast of Wanganui.-Length:...
  
   after the rail bridge crossing it was swept away by a lahar
  Lahar
  A lahar is a type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water. The material flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley. The term is a shortened version of "berlahar" which originated in the Javanese language of...
  
   from Mount Ruapehu
  Mount Ruapehu
  Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is 23 kilometres northeast of Ohakune and 40 kilometres southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo, within Tongariro National Park...
  
  's crater lake minutes earlier; 151 killed.
• 5 December 1952, Kaukapakapa, Auckland - A Maungaturoto to Auckland freight train crashes into a stationary Auckland to Opua mixed train
  Mixed train
  A mixed train is a train that hauls both passenger and freight cars or wagons. In the early days of railways they were quite common, but by the 20th century they were largely confined to branch lines with little traffic. As the trains provided passengers with very slow service, mixed trains have...
  
   standing at Kaukapakapa Station; one killed, one seriously injured.

1900 - 1949

• 25 February 1948, Seddon - Six people were killed and 63 injured when the engine tender overturned, causing the engine to also oveturn, as the Picton to Christchurch express train was exiting a tightening curve. The driver admitted a "terrific error" in misjudging his speed. A board of inquiry found the driver guilty of driving at excessive speed but a jury found the driver not guilty of manslaughter and ascribed the accident to "inefficient administration" by assigning an acting first-grade driver, who was not familiar with the route, to drive the train.
• 20 August 1946, Manawatu Gorge
  Manawatu Gorge
  The Manawatu Gorge runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay regions...
  
   - Two engine crew presumed drowned when a goods train derailed by a slip and fell into the Manawatu river. The body of the driver was recovered from Foxton Beach; the body of the fireman was never found.
• 22 May 1946, Makarewa, Southland - A Tuatapere to Invercargill mixed train rear-ends a stationary worker's train that was about to leave the station; one killed, 4 injured.
• 8 November 1943, Haywards, Wellington - A Upper Hutt to Wellington suburban train jumps the tracks on a pooly aligned section of line; three killed, 28 injured.
• 4 June 1943, Hyde
  Hyde, New Zealand
  Hyde is a locality in Otago, New Zealand, located in the Strath-Taieri. It is close to the northern end of the Rock and Pillar Range on State Highway 87 between Middlemarch and Ranfurly....
  
  , Otago - Hyde railway disaster
  Hyde railway disaster
  The Hyde railway disaster occurred on 4 June 1943 near the small settlement of Hyde, New Zealand on a bend of the Otago Central Railway. At the time, it was New Zealand's worst railway accident; of the 113 passengers on board, 21 were killed and a further 47 were injured. But just over ten years...
  
  : A Cromwell to Dunedin passenger train derails on a curve due to excessive speed and the driver being intoxicated; 21 killed, 47 injured.
• 28 October 1940, Mercer, Auckland - The locomotive of an overnight Wellington to Auckland express jumps the rails on the approach to its destination; two killed, the driver & fireman; ten seriously injured. The driver was speeding over a tight (8.2 chain or 160 m radius) curve just south of Mercer.
• 26 March 1938, Ratana - Fireman and six passengers killed and over 40 injured, with 13 hospitalised after a Wellington to New Plymouth Good Friday Easter train derailed and engine overturned on a tight curve after the driver misjudged his speed and location due to fog and the general lack of speed recorders in NZR steam engines.
• 9 October 1936, Featherston, Wellington - A southbound Wairarapa class railcar
  NZR RM class (Wairarapa)
  The NZR RM class Wairarapa railcar was the first truly successful class of railcars to operate on New Zealand's national rail network...
  
   is blown off the rails during a 130 km/h (80.8 mph) northwesterly gale; eight injured.
• 30 August 1936, Paraparaumu
  Paraparaumu
  Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies in the Kapiti Coast, 50 kilometres north of the nation's capital city, Wellington....
  
   - The Auckland to Wellington express derailed after hitting a slip. Three passengers taken to hospital with injuries, two discharged, but the other subsequently died.
• 22 September 1925, Opapa - Two killed and several others seriously injured after the Wellington to Napier mail train derailed as a result of excessive speed entering a curve. The driver was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.
• 6 July 1923, Ongarue, Manawatu-Wanganui - An Auckland to Wellington express derails after hitting a landslide blocking the line; 17 killed, 28 injured.
• 15 May 1919, Mataroa, between Ohakune and Taihape - A runaway goods train derailed at a curve beyond Ngaurukehu station after exceeding 100 miles per hour when Westinghouse brakes failed to respond when applied in the guards van. The train was wrecked, with the contents and parts of wagons being thrown more than 100 yards ahead of the engine. The driver was fatally injured and the fireman severely scalded.
• 8 November 1918, Mataroa, Manawatu-Wanganui - An Auckland to Wellington express derails after hitting a landslide blocking the line; four killed.
• 27 May 1914, Whangamarino, Waikato - A Wellington to Auckland express train rear-ends a northbound freight train after it passes a faulty semaphore signal that incorrectly displayed clear instead of danger; three dead, five seriously injured.
• 3 August 1907, Mamaku Incline, about halfway between Putaruru
  Putaruru
  Putaruru is a small town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Oraka River 65 kilometres south-east of Hamilton....
  
   and Mamaku
  Mamaku
  Mamaku is a small town in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Mamaku Plateau at an elevation of above sea level. Situated at the highest point of the now-mothballed Rotorua Branch railway line, the town is south of State Highway 5...
  
   - When locomotive crew noticed a fault in the second engine hauling a 230 tonne train up the 1 in 36 Mamaku Incline, they stopped the train to investigate the problem. After applying both the Westinghouse brakes and hand brakes on the lead wagons, the crew decoupled the engines from the train to investigate the engine fault further. However, when the Westinghouse brakes lost pressure the train ran backwards down the steep slope and could not be stopped by hand brakes applied in the guard's van and passenger carriage. After passing through Ngatira at 70 miles an hour, the guard's van derailed on an S bend and took the rest of the train over an embankment into a gully, fatally injuring the guard and seriously injuring 5 of 7 other passengers on the train; the wreckage caught fire and 45 cattle beasts were also killed or had to be destroyed, although 37 others survived.
• 29 March 1907, Bankside, 1 mile north of Rakaia
  Rakaia
  The town of Rakaia is seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are the country's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the...
  
   - Head on collision between a northbound troop train and a southbound special train that had not waited at Bankside station for the troop train to pass. Only two persons injured and two horses killed because the passenger carrage behind the southbound engine was empty when it telescoped under the engine tender and was demolished and the horsebox behind the engine on the troop train carried just one person.
• 26 March 1907, Lyttelton - The train carrying passengers to the inter-island ferry ran out of brakes and overran the stop block at the end of the wharf. Fortunately only the front half of the engine went over the end of the wharf, and being of Fairlie's Patent design only the cowcatcher and driving gear fell into the sea. When the driving gear was recovered, the diver also found a goods wagon that had been missing for a year.
• 24 June 1905, Chaneys, near Kaiapoi
  Kaiapoi
  Kaiapoi is a town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, located close to the mouth of the Waimakariri River, and approximately 17 kilometres north of Christchurch....
  
   - Christchurch to Kaiapoi train derailed when an embankment collapsed after being weakened by floodwaters. Two killed and one seriously injured after being crushed between carriages.

1899 and earlier

• 11 March 1899, Rakaia railway accident
  Rakaia railway accident
  The Rakaia railway accident at Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand on the evening of Saturday, 11 March 1899 occurred when the second of two excursion trains returning from Ashburton to Christchurch, ran into the rear of the first at the Rakaia Railway Station, killing four passengers...
  
   at Rakaia
  Rakaia
  The town of Rakaia is seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are the country's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the...
  
  , Canterbury - Two Ashburton to Christchurch excursion trains collide when the second train rear-ends the first; four killed, 22 injured.
• 11 September 1880, Rimutaka Incline railway accident
  Rimutaka Incline railway accident
  The Rimutaka Incline railway accident occurred on 11 September 1880 when the leading three carriages on a Greytown to Wellington train were blown off the track in strong winds near the Siberia tunnel; killing three passengers...
  
   on the Rimutaka Incline, Wellington - The leading three carriages on a Greytown to Wellington train are blown off the track in strong winds near the Siberia tunnel; three killed, 11 injured.

External links

• Regulation and monitoring of rail transport in New Zealand
• Rail Occurrence Reports, Transport Accident Investigation Commission - Reports of rail occurrences (accidents and near misses) from April 1993 to present.

Further reading