Ferry Holdings reassured after talks with CentrePort, Port Marlborough and KiwiRail.
More user charges and fewer grand projects would be a good start, says long-awaited report.
It will not necessarily be KiwiRail.
Only one of six government agencies studied kept a full asset register.
Sector accuses Auckland Council of overreach as the country’s second-largest port surprises freight companies and port users by ramping up port access charges.
Developer pushback has seen Auckland Council sharpen its pencil across its investment programme, but they have 'no idea how things work in the real world', developers say.
Chris Bishop says he is living proof of National's commitment to rail, and lays out $450m a year to be spent on rail upgrades from 2024 to 2027.
Winston Peters says the Government wants rail to succeed.
It is being taken out of service soon so new port infrastructure can be built for replacement ferries.
Calder Stewart has already started building its new South Otago inland port, while Port Otago looks to other options.