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![Richard Prebble: My answer to the Cook Strait ferry problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Richard Prebble: My answer to the Cook Strait ferry problem
OPINION: Ferries dilemma reveals deeper port strategy issues.
![Inside the coalition: the frictions, the power brokers and what they really think about each other](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Inside the coalition: the frictions, the power brokers and what they really think about each other
Working with NZ First is 'like a dream' but Act is another story, insiders say.
![Barely alive in 2025: Treasury’s grim diagnosis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Barely alive in 2025: Treasury’s grim diagnosis
Treasury shows the books will be in the red for the rest of the decade.
![No surplus in sight: Creative accounting used to mask deterioration in Govt books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
No surplus in sight: Creative accounting used to mask deterioration in Govt books
Debt issuance is expected to rise by more than expected.
![Will Govt 'shift goalposts' on surplus, 2025 cuts details revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Will Govt 'shift goalposts' on surplus, 2025 cuts details revealed
Ministers have looked at changing the surplus measure and have begun 2025 cuts programme.
![How many years will NZ be in deficit? Treasury to reveal updated forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
How many years will NZ be in deficit? Treasury to reveal updated forecast
Will spending cuts alone get the books back into surplus?
![Editorial: Ferries update a political power play from Peters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Editorial: Ferries update a political power play from Peters
OPINION: The new Minister of Rail is already styling himself as a ferry hero.
![Nicola Willis likely to exceed target for reducing consultant spending, saving $800m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Nicola Willis likely to exceed target for reducing consultant spending, saving $800m
The Government set a target of reducing spending by $400m a year.
!['Omnishambles': Government's ferry plan slammed, calls for Nicola Willis to resign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'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.
![‘An announcement about an announcement’: Labour slams ferry delay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
‘An announcement about an announcement’: Labour slams ferry delay
Chris Hipkins has accused the coalition of dithering on replacing the ferries.
![Watch: Govt grilled after key questions on new ferries left unanswered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Watch: Govt grilled after key questions on new ferries left unanswered
A cost blowout forced the cancellation of project started under the Labour Government.
![New ferry announcement and Winston Peters bans greyhound racing | NZ Herald News Update](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
New ferry announcement and Winston Peters bans greyhound racing | NZ Herald News Update
The Government's new ferry deal announcement is expected today and Winston Peters announces greyhound racing industry will wind down over the next 20 months. Video / NZ Herald