
Two more KiwiRail board members quit after Willis 'refresh' warning
Finance Minister Nicola Willis warned last week more board members could lose their jobs.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis warned last week more board members could lose their jobs.
KiwiRail considered eight options to keep its ageing Interislander fleet afloat.
Meanwhile, large swells and southerlies have cancelled other Interislander sailings.
OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'
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.'
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Expert challenges whether KiwiRail's 'unjustifiable' consultant spend should be withheld.
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.
Finance Minister says KiwiRail spent an excessive and unjustifiable amount on consultants.
At some point there will be disruptions for passengers, KiwiRail says.
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.
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
Ministers say they expect KiwiRail to maintain its ferries to the appropriate standard.
OPINION: Time is ticking for a solution to future-proof travel between the main islands.
'Prohibitive' annual maintenance costs could reach $65 million by next year.
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.