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'All about attitude' - Jamie Strang rows across Cook Strait
Jamie Strang on rowing, and raising money for Farmstrong.
Aratere returns as fourth KiwiRail director quits, ex-army colonel joins exec
Treasury is now inviting people to apply for positions on KiwiRail's board.
NZ First questions whether Aratere ran aground after autopilot was left on
Maritime New Zealand says 'conjecture' around the cause of the incident is unhelpful.
Interislander ferry's stabiliser fin missing for more than 18 months
It means the ship can't sail in large swells like the ones forecast this week.
Political Roundup: Why NZ needs to invest properly in rail and ferry infrastructure
OPINION: The rail and ferry infrastructure debate has been dominated by one view.
Ministers have 'serious questions' about KiwiRail's financial outlook and safety record
Meanwhile, two more board members have resigned after chairman's early retirement.
Mega ferry mess: What other ships did KiwiRail consider?
KiwiRail considered eight options to keep its ageing Interislander fleet afloat.
International experts flown in to assess Aratere ferry after grounding
Meanwhile, large swells and southerlies have cancelled other Interislander sailings.
Why cancellation of Cook Strait mega ferry contract is taking so long
Maritime legal experts have been going through Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's claim line by line.
Exclusive: KiwiRail CEO on future of Cook Strait ferries after turbulent week
KiwiRail is preparing to keep the ageing fleet in operation until 2029.
Government refuses to say if new Cook Strait ships will be cheaper than mega ferries
Analysis: Ferries could cost more but overall project to replace fleet will be cheaper.
Political Roundup: Politicians are failing to put national interest first in infrastructure
ANALYSIS: The grounding of the Aratere over the weekend has reignited concerns.
Willis challenged KiwiRail consultant spend week before chair's early retirement
Finance Minister says KiwiRail spent an excessive and unjustifiable amount on consultants.
‘Like the earthquakes’: Truckie on Interislander describes what it was like to run aground
Heath Harper said it was all smooth sailing until they hit the South Island coastline.
Interislander's Aratere docks in Picton, investigation to begin
The ferry arrived back in Picton about 6pm last night.
Same ferry that ran aground had 'power blackout' caused by disintegrating tape
Aratere also experienced a power outage last year with 538 people on board.
Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
Government 'highly unimpressed' with KiwiRail's maintenance of Cook Strait ferries
Ministers say they expect KiwiRail to maintain its ferries to the appropriate standard.
Editorial: Cook Strait ferries sailing on borrowed time
OPINION: Time is ticking for a solution to future-proof travel between the main islands.
Weak, cracked and rusted: Maintenance costs for ageing Cook Strait ferries double
'Prohibitive' annual maintenance costs could reach $65 million by next year.
'Ambulance at bottom of the cliff': $600k for emergency towing but no new ferries
Treasury says exiting the contract to build the cancelled mega ferries is a fiscal risk.
ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations
The watchdog says Bluebridge potentially misrepresented consumers’ rights to compensation.
Mayday calls and cancelled ferries: Government considers emergency towing options
There is no emergency towing vessel on standby in NZ to help large ships in strife.
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
More details have been revealed about why Finance Minister Nicola Willis sunk the ferries.
'KiwiRail got us into this mess': Nicola Willis defends $2000 a day ferry advisors
She says paying experts is cheaper than going ahead with the failed mega ferry project.
Minister dodges questions on ferry letter, won't commit to new ships by 2026
Newstalk ZB host asks Nicola Willis: 'What the hell's going on?'
What's next for quiet Cook Strait ferry achiever Bluebridge?
The company carries about 35 per cent of all Cook Strait passengers.