A degree of closure for those impacted by the fatal boat capsize off Kaikoura in 2022

Five people died under the charter boat, after it struck a whale and flipped in Goose Bay.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission's found emergency response delays and a fuel system defect contributed.

Local MP, National's Stuart Smith says the survivors and families who lost loved ones, still have to live with the outcome - but he hopes future incidents can be prevented.

He says accidents are called accidents for a reason - and it almost seems like this was an act of God.