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Warships and ferries leave troubled waters for Peters to calm in Asia - Editorial
OPINION: Time is ticking for a solution on Cook Strait ferries as warships sail nearby.

Hyundai back in contention for Cook Strait ferries after Peters talks
A previous $3 billion ferry deal with Hyundai was cancelled last year.

Man walking off Cook Strait ferry caught with suitcase full of vacuum-packed cannabis
Police also recovered more than $12,000 in cash and a BB gun resembling a Glock pistol.

Shane Te Pou: CEO Luxon needs to get his business in order
OPINION: Tens of thousands of young Kiwis are joining the record brain-drain.

Ombudsman reconsiders KiwiRail’s bid to keep ‘excessive’ consultant spend secret
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said the cost is 'excessive and not justifiable'.

Shane Te Pou: Ferry fiasco exposes the peril of political flip-flops on infrastructure
OPINION: Nobody will get all they want – but it’s better than getting nothing,

Incredible video captures Bluebridge ferry rocking on rough seas
'Getting seasick just watching this,' commented one person.

Big swells axe Cook Strait ferry sailings as holidaymakers return for work
Big swells and southeries cause headache for holiday-makers and those returning to work.

Ferry chaos: Interislander cancels sailings, warns of disruption for 'next few days'
Ferry passengers face further disruptions today.

Richard Prebble: My answer to the Cook Strait ferry problem
OPINION: Ferries dilemma reveals deeper port strategy issues.

Letters: Political blame-game compounding infrastructure woes
OPINION: 'The real issue with the ferries is many decades of strategic mismanagement.'

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Government all at sea on faltering ferry spend
OPINION: This isn’t doing much for National's attempts to look like better money managers.

Shane Te Pou: See this Govt for what it is - NZ's not getting 'back on track'
OPINION: On almost every indicator, things are heading in the wrong direction.

Steven Joyce: How political bottlenecks stalled Kiwirail's ferry plans
OPINION: Ferry saga shows politicians should be kept from commercial decision-making.

Audrey Young: Troubled waters – Peters, Seymour clash over ferry plan
OPINION: The new Minister for Rail is not in a collaborative mood.

Barry Soper: An indefensible ferry plan - Govt is finishing the year derailed
OPINION: We’re getting back on track, the PM’s intoned time and time again.

'Omnishambles': Government's ferry plan slammed, calls for Nicola Willis to resign
Winston Peters named Rail Minister; new ferries delayed, costs and specs still unclear.

Cultural issues at Fire and Emergency NZ and replacement ferries due in 2029 | NZ Herald News Update
Cultural issues within Fire and Emergency NZ have been addressed and the Government has announced its plan for replacement ferries to begin service in 2029. Video / NZ Herald

Letters: Time to reassess costs and benefits of climate policy
OPINION: 'We in New Zealand are an outlier and understandably running out of patience'.

PM Luxon fields question over ferries announcement
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon fields question from media over today's Cook Strait ferries announcement.

Chris Hipkins responds to ferries announcement
Labour leader Chris Hipkins responds to today's Cook Strait ferries announcement.