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Cook Strait ferry project dumped as costs rise

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the cost has quadrupled.

An interisland ferry departing Wellington.

Brent Edwards Wed, 13 Dec 2023

UPDATE:

KiwiRail’s ferry replacement project has ground to a halt after the Government announced it would give it no more money, but work had not yet begun on the physical construction of the two new interislander ferries.

Yesterday the Government announced it would not provide an extra $1.47

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