Inside NZ's Civil Aviation Authority
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- Whistleblowers warn changes at the Civil Avaition Authority could lead to more aviation accidents in New Zealand. Workers also speak of bullying and intimidation by some managers at the government-run agency.
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This is not unique to CAA , most government agencies/departments have poor management and force good people out.
In appears to be and New zealand issues
Ministry of justice
Ministry of health
MPI
Corrections
Auckland councils
Are just to name a few
And people are quitting in waves even at a time when jobs as hard to come by.
See it everyday and deal with it myself
You forgot Fire & Emergency NZ....
Absolutely agree! I too have witnessed it for years!
The whole culture in government or council controlled entities need to be completely reviewed, but its not going to be fixed as the issues stem from high work loads & tight deadlines (often doing the work of 2 - 3 people per person), lack of training of staff in completing their duties, and lack of actual coordination of staff to complete reviews or tasks. I have witnessed and been pushed out, along with many others who struggled in Council.
Isn't this government? There are bullies .
Internal affairs is toxic as well.
The guy with the blue socks just got outed
and why is that?
@@morris2450apparently only one guy has ever worn blue socks at caa.
Was coming to the comments to say the same thing!
@@mark-ish Those are quite distinctive blue socks with patterns, and alongside the shoes this will make it pretty easy for coworkers to know who it is.
I like how they focused on it like is it that hard to hide their identities
For God’s sake…If you don’t want these people to get recognized, stop showing their shoes and socks! Those are very easy to identify as people express themselves with them.🙄
The media!🤦♀️
Yes it's obvious that there's more goung on here looks too set up shoeing who they are is it distraction from something else??
@@fleurstarable Likely a distraction from the foreign influence causing these sorts of problems across the west.
they are not the actual people.
Unbelievable sloppiness. I wonder if the whistleblowers could turn around and sue the Herald for revealing their identities
Great work! So glad you’re doing this investigative journalism.
Really? Great work? He promised those people anonymity. If I worked for the CAA I would be able to identify each one of those people in a heart beat.
All this guy has done is guarantee himself another shock/horror CAA story in the near future, when the whistle blowers are _dealt_ _with._
Show case some of your work as opposed to whining …ah that maybe a problem , nothing to show too busy complaining . Grown men crying ? What’s the context around this ? Are you being forced to work here ? Sounds like the IQ will rise when these three leave. What exactly are they waiting for?
I never realised NZ had any investigative reporters left. All gone to Australia.. All NZ has is 6 week qualified TECH diploma for reporters
And once they reach Australia they work for the murdoch press and no true investigating actually happens
@@edw777 - I’d say the average nz reporter also eats 6-8 meat pies a day
the dude in the blue socks just lost his job because of you guys lol, when its people talking anonymously you should make sure that it can't be linked back to them.
Lmao, don't quit your clown job. Linked back to who? A man in blue socks 😂😂😂😂
The CAA has been problematic for years. Even reports of drones flying illegally dangerously close to aircraft is met with a "we're not interested" reply. I feel for the good people that are still there, the few that remain. NZTA went through a similar toxic management situation not too many years ago. The cause seems to be politicians wanted great results and statistics rather than realistic results.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence" Hitchens
@@mark-ish Police some years ago "Burglaries have decreased". Fact was people gave up reporting them due to Police being uninterested in attending.
TAIC is investigating close encounters between drones and airliners
Very courageous to stand up and speak the truth. Would like to see the CAA response to this
Not very courageous, they are hiding behind anonymity, true courage would be standing up and being counted.
So would I maybe MM should look up investigation 101.
Please tell me the close ups of clothing and bodies were not the actual whistle blowers, because that would make them easy to identify by their co-workers i.e. the very people you're trying to protect them from.
@@brandyballoon incredibly unintelligent to do that. They're not anonymous any more!
The first whistle blower from 5 years ago still hasn't been identified, nor the 4 that were shown from behind in a joint interview.
This is NOT acceptable NZ, we are so dependant on Air travel and Tourism, get your $$$ together and FIX this NOW
No we are not. Tourism industry is dependent on tourists, not me. Air lines are dependent on travellers, not me.
You say "we" assuming I need tourists, wrong.
Oh, and fix what exactly? The moaning sooks who cleary can't be trusted and breached their contracts by talking to media..or something else?
This is either a beat up by disgruntled employees and ex-employees, or there is substance to these serious allegations.
The consequences of ignoring the second premise in a safety critical industry doesn't bear thinking about.
There absolutely has to be an independent investigation.
I think its both. Employees and ex employees are disgruntled by what they are claiming to be true, which indeed needs a private investigation.
History equals substance.
This is no joke mate.
Yeah, no examples, just a bunch of sooks breaching their contracts by talking to media.
It's just inappropriateness of staff members.
If all New Zealand jurnalism dose interviews like this, the future of journalism will be brighter.🎉🎉
Great reporting
No. Great reporting is when you interview both sides.
I applaud the whistleblowers, good on them, if you don't speak up nothing will change, and it needs to change in all Government departments, as it has been left to slide under the previous Government, so now's a time to improve under a new Government.
It is quite ironic that after six years of a Kindness government, all government departments are marred with bullying and toxic culture😢.
This story is very intense.
Thank you for bringing it to the public’s attention!
It’s not only Kiwi travellers but the myriad of International airlines could also be affected.
Time to step into the light 💡!
I'm glad we have journalism like this, but it was a bit one sided. Was the CAA approached for comment?
Common nz corporate systems, CHDB is one of them. Nothing changes if nothing changes, they don't care
Exactly the same in ADHB
Hello from Christchurch I regret to inform you the most corrupt cdhb leader we ever had here is now appointed by national to do even more damage.
'Bullying', 'hierarchical' or just having managers telling people what they need to do. Completely vague and unspecific as to what is allegedly wrong.
Thanks to the NZ herald for doing some serious investigation!
For the sake and health of all people travelling by air… let’s hope the govt get this sorted ASAP! So our air space becomes SAFE!
The two aviation accidents they referred to were adventure tourism activities, a ballon flight and a parachuting flight. Nothing at all to do wth the airline industry yet all the images were of airliners.
The airline industry is largely self regulating and has been for many decades.
They won't, the idiot in chief will put one of his cronies in charge, a guy who ran a supermarket or something like that.
Not envisaged in the "fiscally (ir)responsible budget". Nah mate, my taxes won't be funding safety, only landlords.
I have had my own diect dealings with this outfit. No accountability at all and a law unto themselves
100% agree
Two sides to every story. Easy to sling shit by name calling behind a curtain. MM needs to investigate the other side of this and do a proper job rather than causing people to jump to conclusions. Aviation is no different to any industry there are good and poor operators alike.
Very coherent message from director here .. what’s the issue ..
OMG. Such quality news reporting. Well done to all.
I can say, this is new Zealands work culture. I left the work force and work alone now because of bullying in NZ work force. That's why kiwis leave for OZ.
Agree, private sector is somehow even worse I've worked in both.
Toxicity seems to be part of "olden" tradition. Big or small firms. Respectful employers are rare gems!
Wth is going on with govt . This is serious. What does it take, before this is sorted.
Not a 'this Govt' thing as this has been a failing culture for many years. Major delays when submitting any compliance paperwork (like... a year of delays). Varying replies and answers with no consistency to the reply. No one is driving this dept...
It’s same as auckland transport it’s about generating fines and fees over safety
What does he mean “if they are identified “! He has identified them all …. Their mannerisms and vocab have identified them ….
Well done to this group for speaking up!!!!!
Sounds like every company I’ve worked at. Bullying in the workplace is the norm in NZ. And don’t get me started on “just culture”! It doesn’t exist.
who checks the checkers? in CAA
ICAO - but they will only audit if invited by CAANZ and it's for international civil aviation. For general aviation, CAANZ used to have "spot checks' and surveillance.
Also Transport Accident Investigation Commission - at any time they like.
This countries whole aviation industry is rooted. Basics like AKL Airport 90 minutes for luggage to arrive. Menzies Aviation are cowboys. Let alone, actual safety issues like this.
It's been like that for years. I know of lots of people that have worked there all say the same thing.
I guess he''s not wearing those socks and shoes again, and is hoping that management doesn't remember or see on security camera items of clothing.
Way to dox an anonymous source huh?
Ah yes, the ol sox dox
Terrible! What these people accused CAA not competent for its job , happened to the journalists interviewed them, do you know how to keep them anonymous! Voice,socks,shoes all can be used to identify who they are by their colleagues!
Thank you for reporting this urgent matter.
Whistleblowers should be taken seriously if its reached to that level
Workplace toxic environment is bad and can lead to many bad consequences but why was AVIATION SAFETY chosen for the heading? To get people interested and watch the video? This sort of sensationalism can give travelers anxiety
It’s a shock headline. Designed to spark more people to contact their MP to look 👀 into this. The more that do that around the country, the more likely the guvmint will have to do something.
In the world of aviation, almost everything relates to safety, culture included. If internal CAA employees can't voice their opinions without being punished, how are pilots going to feel when they need to report a near-accident? Non-punitive culture in aviation is crucial to fostering open reporting, allowing lessons to be learned before people die.
@@nuurushean9895 There is another page in this debate that relates to operators that do not affect the travelling public that deserves recognition. Some of us at the bottom of the heap have long been wary of CAA interface involving incidents that should be used for educational purposes and safety improvements. When you have the current director ,on record, stating that CAA will use enforcement as a method of education, I am reminded of the of the criteria to be described as a cult mentality.
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My sole interaction with the CAA was emailing their enquiry system with a simple question, and never receiving a reply. Typical bureaucracy.
I think the camera focusing in on their clothes might no be honouring their anonymity.
When you know something is not right say something
Interesting to hear. This should not be happening in this day and age. I have had my own experience along with many others at a certain govt dept. I left because of it, sold my house just so i could resign.
Bunch people trying justify their jobs...
Frankly they come off as bunch moaning Karens..
If Boss tells them off its called "Bullying"
What scares me is that all the attention is on this and not keeping aircraft safe in the air!
Don't worry, the CEO and corrupt actors will get a nice cushy job somewhere else and the Minister will get to give that job to one of his friends.
They were pushed out by mandated syringe plungers
Very likely …… get left with only poor sad compliant buggers
Whats with the fearmongering??
Great report, thanks Mike
But what's the specific issue besides personality clashes?
This is very accurate. Same at Airways.
The corporate world what a joke! It's all about people's feelings in the work-place getting hurt, so since it's the CAA let's turn it into a "potential safety issue" instead, harden up and do your job will ya.
NZ is going through one bad thing after another…it looks like people who genuinely want things to change for the betterment of kiwis need to step in … including at Govt level
As soon as I saw herald journalist I turned it off, not reliable.
One sided. Overly dramatized. Not a single shred of actual evidence, which is odd in an age of cell phone cameras. Just a random piece of paper that lists how many complaints have been made. That buzzword word "toxic" being used over and over screams special snowflake, and those are the sorts of people who will make endless complaints at the drop of a hat. So, sorry, I'm not buying it. Not until I see some actual evidence and some actual journalism. Also, it's very hard to connect what these people are saying to actual aircraft safety. Is the CAA trying to do some sort of Erebus coverup? Or are the higher ups just sick of listening to endless complaints made by the most entitled generation that has ever lived? Hard for the public to decide when you only report one side of the story.
Needs investigation in public transport employees, too ???
It’s easy to make accusations from a bystander point of view. By all means have an independent view of the CAA. They’re not immune from internal politics that will disaffect some employees. In terms of safety we have Rules to operate within. Safety is an individual participant, Company, and Corporate, responsibility. The CAA cannot directly prevent an accident, we do our best to do that from a self preservation point of view. Caa audit and test pilots as well as Operators.
Don’t dump on them without examining your/our prejudice and bias.
Keep an open mind.
What is your agenda?......I see an obvious attempt to question the motives of these whistle-blowers...."disaffect".....? Really? That's your take...🙄
No smoke without fire
CAA just ruined aviation most of them dont know anything about aviation
That's a seriously bullshit opinion
Employment and employment law in nz is a joke. Bullying should not be part of Employment law.
So just your average workplace in NZ then?
The staff and management force out competent ppl should be investigated to a high degree including finances and inappropriate associations. At this point they should be stood down with zero work place connection.
All sounds strangely familiar to what’s going on with the Aussie aviation authority and it’s definitely not in the public’s interest
The next time blue socks comes into the office……he is in big trouble.
Caa moto.. we're not happy until you're not happy.
Australia went through a similar thing.
Another story? This is different from bullying issue? It was not like that when CAA was in the Aviation House in Petone. It used to be a good workplace. Staff were respected by the NZ and international aviation industry. The ICAO safety audit report was impressive. they used to have a Just Culture which was introduced in 2006 or 2007.
We can't getour shit in one sock 😂 we saw all yours!!!
I doubt any of this makes flying less safe, and certainly not airline flying.
Becoming a reporter in NZ is easy. You attend a 6 week tech course and then eat 6-8 meat pies a day. You’re an expert.
Exactly, and don’t bother interviewing the other side because that could bugger your story
Why did you not protect these brave women and men’s identities? Their clothing will be easy for their boss’s to identify each and everyone of them…. You failed to protect these employees from being targeted and fired eventually if not already!
Stairs, window or tea..?
Thank you, comrade 😅
Load of cod walop
Because they are being run as a profit centre buy a government running things like a business - profit 💵 before all else
Senior Investigative reporter well when you've finshed here what about reporting on the xcess deeth rate, post 💉
The Herald doing the blue sock guy dirty haha
I thought the reporter said CAA is a government agency. Why do they have a CEO? I thought CEO is more apt for corporations. Maybe thats where the confusion lies. Is a corporate body or government body? Their interests are mutually exclusive. Corporations are only interested in the line going up (at any cost, including toxic workplace, shortcuts, unrealistic goals) where as governmental agency is beholden to tax payers, i.e public.
The CEO title is corporate but the title under the Civil Aviation Act 1990 Section 72(I) is Director of Civil Aviation tasked with the functions and powers under the Act or rules and regulations made under the Act.
CEO of CAA and Avsec is the Director of Civil Aviation under legislation. CAA itself is a board that hires the Director. The Director then runs the actual organization itself.
All government agency act like this. Acc hdc human rights commission police Heath nz
So what were these four people actually complaining about ??? Because they can’t get there shit all in one sock ??? Crap reporting.
Workplace harassment and bullying leading to the good people quitting, leading to poor performance of the organization as a whole. If you've ever worked a day in your life you'd understand.
@@dimvolyOne person's bullying complainant is another manager's lazy incompetent.
@@RicktheRecorder Sure. But if you have a proper process for resolving the conflict, then you should be able to weed out the lazies from the genuine complaints.
@@dimvoly Wishful thinking. Due process HR departments do no better.
@@RicktheRecorder So what's your solution for figuring out the lazies vs the genuine complaints? Or is the manager/company always right?
Why is this streamed at 480p? Its 2024 people!
Men don’t cry
@dimvoly Solution: bring up resilient young people prepared to work hard, and ensure the employment legislation does not encourage trivial complaints.
Targets on his socks lol my god he’s done
Everything is about money and when a deady incident happens and a plane goes down they just pay a couple 100 million and carry on
Well, everything else is broken or woken so no surprises there
Do you really think you've done enough to mask these brave people's identities? Socks, shoes, body shapes, even their idiolect? I think you could've done much more to better protect them.
You didn’t do a very good job masking the voices lol
lol wearing unique socks doesn’t help with not being identified
The two accidents referred to were adventure tourism activities, a ballon flight piloted by a stoner and a parachuting flight. Nothing to do with the airline industry yet all the images were of airliners.
The airline industry world wide is largely self regulating and has been for decades.
This is very poor journalism.
Yes, but if you bothered to listen to the report, there's a culture of voluntary near miss reporting that is being eroded.
The airline industry world wide is not largely self-regulating, each country has their own flavour of CAA.
This is good journalism and should be encouraged.
they were examples, saying that we could have repeat accidents that shock Aotearoa like those did
@@dimvoly Other than China state regulatory bodies do little more than audit and approve airline company management systems. Airlines have their own safety reporting systems and if a report meets certain criteria the regulator is then informed.
@@hamsternuggetz I know they were examples and they were shocking but they hav nothing to do with the airline industry as the video was trying to portray. As few people go ballooning or parachuting no one much cares about it, but depict the problem as endangering thousands of air travellers and they get views.
Self regulation is zero regulation. With that attitude why even have any crm in the cockpit. And why did CAA not govern testing adequacy?
Still cant expose conjob tho
I am very confused?
Just take a shower..clean ur body..make it comfortable, clean, healthy, and strong..it's trivial..but so many people ignore it..!!!
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CAA are the worst bureaucrats possible. A cleanout has been necessary for years and now it's happening. The staff complaints are merely the whining of the pointless nobodies who face inevitable redundancy. For balance, MM should interview the victims of CAA bureaucracy - the airline pilots and owners. They would give him a much different story. Poor journalism.
Yes, that's the style of mainstream media.. incomplete & biased.
They didn't cover my pet topic = poor journalism.
It's poor journalism because it's biased reporting. They didn't actually point towards any specific safety issues just personal grievance complaints. I'm inclined to agree with the OP on this one. It wasn't balanced with any interviews with anyone other than former or current staff. @@dimvoly
@@cheeseburger3209 OK. However, the OP said, go talk to the pilots and owners about their opinion of the CAA bureaucracy. This wasn't about CAA bureaucracy issues, it was about workplace harassment/bullying. They cited the logged incidents, and you have a group of insiders speaking out against it. I'd agree that it would've been good to get the CEO's opinion on camera too for more balance.
@@dimvoly it would have been good if they gave a little more specificity about the details of the complaints too. It showed that they had spent money on Lawyers. But no details about payouts for personal greivances or anything like that. So maybe the complaints have little substance.
govt will spend more tryn identify whistle blowers not sorting the problem
This has been a long time coming no surprises
Criminal action is looking likely. Not if but when.
Safety of “ordinary” New Zealanders…..what a stupid description..
Mt Erebus didn't cover the CAA with glory.....nothing much changed then...
CAA didn't exist in 1979
Who has died as a result of the CAA?
Balloon incident could have been avoided with spot checks
As soon as we drop the ball, we sweep it under the carpet . C'mon Aotearoa! We are better than this...
mimimi
Ive been sitting in airports all over the north island for 3 days trying to get home , no accommodation no food no answers no good. Not flying ever again!!! Fly me here fly me there and canceled 4 out of 5 flights. I was to fly wellington to nelson, i went wellington to Auckland to palmerston back to Auckland now in wellington, when am i going home ???
Ask your airline - CAA doesn't actually fly the planes!
Oh how dramatic.. Way to fearmonger the public out of flying