Training Example: KiwiRail – Review the Data, Give Your Score & Compare to the Real AI Evaluation

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[H1] Stronger Connections
Better New Zealand

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[H3] Customer Experience

Our Interislander menu suppliers provide top quality food & beverages.

Watch short video

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[H3] Health, Safety & Wellbeing

We want our people and the public to go home safe to their families every day.

Our safety vision

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[H3] Great Journeys NZ

Experience Aotearoa aboard our world-famous scenic train journeys.

Book now

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[H3] Sustainability

Initiatives like our Carbon Calculator, a free tool for estimating emissions.

Our sustainability commitment

[H3] Carbon Calculator - emissions estimation tool

The Carbon Calculator is a handy digital tool that lets users input information about potential freight travel on the KiwiRail network, then estimates the emissions created by that journey and compares it to equivalent journeys by road.
Customers can find it now on the freight portal in the left-hand navigation menu. It’s also available on our Sustainability page.

Carbon Calculator

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[H3] KiwiRail’s customers discuss the value of rail

We’ve been out in the field with a number of our key customers to find out what’s really important to them. This is an important step in our journey towards greater customer-centricity.
There’s a lot of great mahi happening across the motu and we’re humbled to work alongside our customers’ organisations helping them to meet their business goals.

[H3] Our people

KiwiRail is one of New Zealand’s largest employers, with proud staff operating in more than 50 towns and cities across the country.
History means a lot to our people – many are the third or fourth generation in their family to work in rail – but it is the promise of rail’s future that excites our 4,500 people.

Our people

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[H3] Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Of KiwiRail’s four core values, ‘Care and Protect’ is the one our people live and breathe by. It is why our Health, Safety & Wellbeing vision is to become the leading health and safety organisation in New Zealand.

Read more about our safety vision

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[H2] Safety messages from our drivers

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[H1] Commitment to safety

Of KiwiRail’s four core values, ‘Care and Protect’ is the one our people live and breathe.  It is why a key part of our vision is to become the leading health and safety organisation in New Zealand.
That means a belief by all our people that every incident is preventable.
We want all of our people and the public to go home safe to their families every day.
There are a number of things we do to encourage a proactive approach to safety. We have frontline Health and Safety Action Teams throughout the country highlighting issues and helping find solutions. Additionally, we offer safety skills training with a focus on non-technical skills, and engage with our people through ‘Safety,  Health and Environment’ Work Conversations and through High Performance, High Engagement projects.
There are other projects where KiwiRail is trialling technology to support safe operations.
KiwiRail, Downer and Aurecon jointly won the supreme New Zealand Health and Safety Award 2022 for a project that uses digital shields to help protect rail workers and infrastructure. Using GPS and a 3D model of the rail corridor the shields work by locking the controls of an excavator if any part of it gets too close to overhead lines, the live rail corridor or other sensitive infrastructure.
Fatigue is another issue faced by the rail industry and others. KiwiRail and our union partners worked with the Massey University Sleep/Wake Research Centre on new ways to manage fatigue in the workplace. The resulting fatigue risk management system includes process improvements such as improved roster design and development of new education modules.

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A collaborative effort by KiwiRail employees and the RMTU to make hotworks safer won a New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Award in 2017.

[H6] Ambassadors at work

KiwiRail Ambassadors visit schools to teach children about rail safety.

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[H3] Working in our communities
KiwiRail actively works with communities, schools and NZ Police to promote rail safety awareness, and address incidents of high risk behaviour and trespass on the rail corridor.The rail network is an operational space and public access is restricted and strictly managed by KiwiRail. Any work within five metres of the rail line or rail land requires a Permit to Enter issued by KiwiRail's National Permit Office.We have established a nation-wide network of safety ambassadors who visit schools and attend community events to speak about rail safety. Ambassadors are equipped with the resources needed to provide consistent and appropriate safety messages, including rail safety awareness videos aimed at school children.KiwiRail is a key sponsor of TrackSAFE NZ, a charitable trust that raises awareness about rail safety and ways to keep safe around tracks and trains. Each year KiwiRail supports Rail Safety Week, run in conjunction with TrackSAFE NZ, to engage the public and share critical messages about staying safe around trains.Find out more about rail safety education here.

[H6] Safety from the train driver’s perspective

Our train drivers share the highs and lows of their job – and explain why they feel so strongly about everyone needing to take safety seriously around railway tracks.

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[H1] Sustainability

Jump to our Carbon Calculator
Sustainability is central to our purpose of creating stronger connections for a better New Zealand.
KiwiRail plays a critical role in New Zealand’s transport system.
We are the kaitiaki (guardians) of the rail corridor, and with that comes a responsibility to care for and protect the health of the environment, our society and the economy.
Rail is a sustainable mode of transport with every tonne of freight carried by rail having on average 60 per cent fewer carbon emissions than heavy road freight. Our trains take trucks off the road, reduce road maintenance costs, as well as congestion, fuel use, air pollutants and also improve safety outcomes with fewer injuries and fatalities on the roads.
[H4] Helping New Zealand grow
KiwiRail boosts regional economies increasing productivity and creating jobs through delivering goods to people and ports and bringing tourists to regional towns and cities.
Safety is our top priority for our people and the public. We are committed to getting everyone home safe and healthy every day, and preserving our environment for tomorrow.
KiwiRail is committed to partnering with others to realise opportunities for a sustainable future.

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Rail has a natural advantage as an energy efficient mode of transport, and generates on average 60% fewer emissions than heavy road freight transport.

[H2] Our Strategy

We have ambitious goals for how we can contribute to a better New Zealand and have identified where we can make a meaningful difference:

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[H3] Economy

Grow low-carbon, resilient networks for freight and passengers.

Economic

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[H3] Environment

We are a climate leader in low emissions transport and we protect the environment.

Environment

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[H3] Society

A relentless focus on zero injuries, quality employment and community relationships.

Social

[H2] A Sustainable Future with KiwiRail
A sustainable business contributes to a vibrant, clean economy that works for the planet, people, and profit over the long term.
Sustainability is at the heart of KiwiRail’s business because it:
Acknowledges the importance of our strategic partners and stakeholders, guiding actions to meet their needs and build strong, enduring relationships.
Helps future proof our business by providing a long term view of risks and opportunities, informing smart investment and minimising business disruption.
Drives the efficient use of resources and guides responsible environmental stewardship.
Builds a trusted brand for our people and our future workforce.
Contributes to responsible economic development in regional communities bringing benefits to all New Zealanders.

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Carbon Calculator
Use this calculator to estimate how much you could reduce your carbon emissions by using KiwiRail services.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required

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Freight

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[H2] Want to know more about sustainability at KiwiRail?
Read our Rautaki Whakauka KiwiRail Sustainability Strategy 2025-2028
Read our Carbon Reduction Plan
Read our Climate Adaptation Plan
Read more about the North Island Decarbonisation Study
Read more about KiwiRail Resilience Programme Business Case
Read more about our recent progress in the KiwiRail annual Integrated Report
Read more about our future outlook in the KiwiRail Statement of Corporate Intent
Read our FY25 sustainability highlights infographic
Get in touch via sustainability@kiwirail.co.nz

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[H3] About us

KiwiRail’s purpose Stronger Connections, Better New Zealand speaks to the critical role rail plays in delivering sustainable and inclusive growth for our customers, our communities and our people.

Learn more

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[H3] Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Of KiwiRail’s four core values, ‘Care and Protect’ is the one our people live and breathe by. It is why a key part of our vision is to become the leading health and safety organisation in New Zealand.

Read more about our safety vision

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[H3] Our People

KiwiRail is one of New Zealand’s largest employers with proud KiwiRail staff operating in more than 50 towns and cities across the country.

Meet our people

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[H3] Value of Rail

The total value of rail in New Zealand is estimated to be $3.3 billion each year. Rail is critical for the economy, boosting productivity and providing additional value to New Zealand.

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[H3] Sustainability

KiwiRail plays a critical role in New Zealand’s transport system and in the health of the economy, our communities and the natural environment.

Read more about our sustainability strategy

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[H3] Te Kupenga Mahi

Te Kupenga Mahi strives to share Māori cultural, social and economic aspirations with the wider community by consultation in good faith, common sense and with dignity under the concept of true partnership.

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