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![Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
![Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
![Stricken Aratere docks at Picton Harbour, KiwiRail boss defends ships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Stricken Aratere docks at Picton Harbour, KiwiRail boss defends ships
The Maritime Union said the incident could have been a disaster in different weather.
![KiwiRail chairman to retire, board to be ‘refreshed’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
KiwiRail chairman to retire, board to be ‘refreshed’
Minister says the retirement is unrelated to Aratere incident.
!['I'd take my own family on': KiwiRail boss defends ships after Aratere refloated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'I'd take my own family on': KiwiRail boss defends ships after Aratere refloated
The Maritime Union said the incident could have been a disaster in different weather.
![Same ferry that ran aground had 'power blackout' caused by disintegrating tape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
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.
![How the grounded Aratere unfolded - a timeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
How the grounded Aratere unfolded - a timeline
Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground on Friday night following a steering failure.
![Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Government 'highly unimpressed' with KiwiRail's maintenance of Cook Strait ferries
Ministers say they expect KiwiRail to maintain its ferries to the appropriate standard.
![Bridge vs truck: Whangārei structure hit by vehicle yet again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Bridge vs truck: Whangārei structure hit by vehicle yet again
The Rust Avenue bridge has been struck 15 times since 2004.
!['Deeply frustrating': Auckland trains to run once every 20 mins at peak times due to strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Deeply frustrating': Auckland trains to run once every 20 mins at peak times due to strike
A union says the reduced frequency of trains could last up to a month.
![Engine parts for mega ferries already built and tested when contract cancelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Engine parts for mega ferries already built and tested when contract cancelled
Three other people joined KiwiRail chief executive Peter Reidy on a trip to South Korea.
!['Ambulance at bottom of the cliff': $600k for emergency towing but no new ferries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'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.
![Kiwirail’s big Budget win good tidings for Auckland and Wellington commuters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Kiwirail’s big Budget win good tidings for Auckland and Wellington commuters
Kiwirail has received a $159 million allocation in the Budget.
!['It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken away
A railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.
![Govt gets advice on billion-dollar merger and potential sale of state assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Govt gets advice on billion-dollar merger and potential sale of state assets
Previous Governments have failed in attempts at an asset mega-merger.
![Opinion: Mega ferry document dump damning for KiwiRail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Opinion: Mega ferry document dump damning for KiwiRail
The documents reveal more about KiwiRail than Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson.
![Big barge shows Whangārei's boat-building chops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Big barge shows Whangārei's boat-building chops
The 57m Kaipara Karrier VII was built by Culham Engineering for Atlas Concrete.
![Work to begin to fix train woes, months on from disruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Work to begin to fix train woes, months on from disruption
The train tracks were laid too narrow at times, causing vibrations and speed restrictions.
![What Labour knew about KiwiRail’s mega ferry financial troubles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
What Labour knew about KiwiRail’s mega ferry financial troubles
Tense letters between Grant Robertson and KiwiRail's chairman have been revealed.
![Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
More details have been revealed about why Finance Minister Nicola Willis sunk the ferries.