
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.
Maritime legal experts have been going through Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's claim line by line.
KiwiRail is preparing to keep the ageing fleet in operation until 2029.
OPINION: 'Ironically, Dickason would probably have been found not guilty in South Africa.'
OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.
Expert challenges whether KiwiRail's 'unjustifiable' consultant spend should be withheld.
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.
Analysis: Ferries could cost more but overall project to replace fleet will be cheaper.
ANALYSIS: The grounding of the Aratere over the weekend has reignited concerns.
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
The Maritime Union said the incident could have been a disaster in different weather.
Minister says the retirement is unrelated to Aratere incident.
The Maritime Union said the incident could have been a disaster in different weather.
Aratere also experienced a power outage last year with 538 people on board.
Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground on Friday night following a steering failure.
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
Ministers say they expect KiwiRail to maintain its ferries to the appropriate standard.
The Rust Avenue bridge has been struck 15 times since 2004.
A union says the reduced frequency of trains could last up to a month.
Three other people joined KiwiRail chief executive Peter Reidy on a trip to South Korea.
Treasury says exiting the contract to build the cancelled mega ferries is a fiscal risk.
Kiwirail has received a $159 million allocation in the Budget.
A railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.
Previous Governments have failed in attempts at an asset mega-merger.
The documents reveal more about KiwiRail than Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson.
The 57m Kaipara Karrier VII was built by Culham Engineering for Atlas Concrete.
The train tracks were laid too narrow at times, causing vibrations and speed restrictions.
Tense letters between Grant Robertson and KiwiRail's chairman have been revealed.
More details have been revealed about why Finance Minister Nicola Willis sunk the ferries.