
NZH Live: Govt makes ferry announcement
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will reveal the future of the Cook Strait ferry connection.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will reveal the future of the Cook Strait ferry connection.
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OPINION: 'Expecting a 100% performance rate from any new initiative ... is naive.'
The Government has promised the plan will be cheaper than the cancelled mega-ferries.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says an announcement on the Cook Strait ferries will be made later in the week. Video / Mark Mitchell
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OPINION: NZ still remains without a reliable Cook Strait connection.
Against all odds, the Government walked away from this week largely unscathed.
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The union is calling on the Government to invest in publicly owned and operated rail-capable ferries. Video / Mark Mitchell
Peninsula commuters are angry another service is on the chopping black.
Interim report says crew didn't know how to turn off the autopilot on the stricken ship.
The grounding of the Aratere Titoki Bay, Picton, 21 June 2024 – TAIC’s Interim Factual report
CentrePort's chairman says ferry terminal proposal is laughable.
A total of 23 flights have been cancelled in and out of Wellington Airport.
Investigation into whether contamination occurred on the vessel or in the supply chain.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters claims Cook Strait ferries could last 20 more years with proper maintenance.
The incident comes after Connemara lost power in Cook Strait last month.
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The Connemara lost power and drifted for two hours during a late-night sailing.
There were 88 people on board at the time.
Some rats travelled via ferry to Christchurch in a custom-built, air-conditioned vehicle.
The exercise will simulate a disaster on a commuter ferry.
Kiwirail has pleaded guilty to exposing passengers and crew on the Kaitaki ferry to harm.
Two text messages are the only evidence of communication before the project was scrapped.
Michal Kováč was critically injured after he was pulled under a ferry in May 2023.
A ferry service between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga could be on the way in 2025.
The Interislander ferry ran aground about 9.30pm on June 21 in Tītoki Bay.
'We need to have this vision for Tauranga as a harbour city, not just a port city.'