Transport Safety and Security
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Accident occurrences
SS003
Number of fatal accidents (road, rail, maritime, aviation)
Series Data
Number of fatal accidents by mode
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| Road (Police reported fatal crashes) | 350 | 375 | 331 | 338 | 337 |
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| Rail (Incidents that resulted in death) | 18 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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| Maritime Commercial | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
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| Maritime Recreational | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 13 |
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| Maritime Total | 10 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 16 |
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| Aviation | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
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Number of fatal accidents by m.. (CSV, 1 KB)
Number of fatal accidents by region
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| Northland | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 20 |
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| Auckland | 74 | 49 | 46 | 64 | 50 |
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| Waikato | 58 | 84 | 66 | 60 | 59 |
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| Bay of Plenty | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 33 |
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| Gisborne | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
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| Hawkes Bay | 21 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
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| Taranaki | 11 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
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| Manawatu/Wanganui | 28 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 36 |
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| Wellington | 28 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 10 |
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| Nelson/Marlborough | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 21 |
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| West Coast | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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| Canterbury | 30 | 47 | 44 | 29 | 42 |
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| Otago | 13 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 18 |
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| Southland | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
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| All NZ | 350 | 375 | 331 | 338 | 337 |
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| Rail Accidents resulting in death | | | | | |
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| Northland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Auckland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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| Waikato | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Bay of Plenty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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| Gisborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Hawkes Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Taranaki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Manawatu/Wanganui | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Wellington | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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| Nelson/Marlborough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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| West Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Canterbury | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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| Otago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Southland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All NZ | 18 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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