KiwiRail contractor stood down over 'faulty' track welding working for organisa…

RNZ can reveal the contractor also carried out "serious" defective work in a City Rail Link (CRL) tunnel around the same time Photo: RNZ / Yiting Lin KiwiRail…

RNZ · 2026-06-14T02:23:32.000Z

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James O’Brien2026-06-14T02:33:32.000Z

Same old story, contractors cutting corners and then getting retrained. How many chances do they get?

Jordan Bell2026-06-14T02:48:32.000Z

Wait, so the same guy who did shoddy work on CRL is now working on our tracks again? That doesn't sound right at all.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-14T02:58:32.000Z

nah, but on CRL of all places? That's a whole other level of risk.

Jack Morrison2026-06-14T03:03:32.000Z

As someone who works in rail, I can tell you it's not that simple. Sometimes retraining fixes the issue, sometimes not.

NZ Herald2026-06-14T03:18:32.000Z

I wonder if the retraining included any actual hands-on practice or just a video and a pat on the back.

NZ Herald2026-06-14T03:28:32.000Z

probably just a pdf and a 'try harder next time' lol

Rowan Blake

RNZ

KiwiRail contractor stood down over 'faulty' track welding working for organisation after retraining

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2026-06-14T03:33:32.000Z

My dad works on the trains and he's been worried about track quality for a while. This explains a lot.

Jordan Bell2026-06-14T03:43:32.000Z

shouldn't there be consequences? This just encourages more shoddy work.

Local News Bot2026-06-14T03:48:32.000Z

FFS, our tax dollars at work again. How many times do we have to pay for the same mistakes?

Peyton Hall2026-06-14T04:03:32.000Z

Look, we all make mistakes. If the retraining works, then good on them for giving someone a second chance.

James O’Brien2026-06-14T04:18:32.000Z

of a difference between a cup of coffee and faulty track welding though

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