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The government has contracted an open ocean tug that will be on the water from Friday while it works on a long-term plan for ...
The new Interislander ferries being delivered in 2029 will be about 200m long, 28m wide, and will have rail decks, Minister ...
A mother with three kids under four stranded after a last-minute ferry cancellation on Sunday night said a heads up from the company would have been nice. Unseasonable southerly swells have caused ...
Rail Minister Winston Peters has announced the replacement ferries for the ageing interislander fleet will have both road and rail decks. While there had been suggestions the ferries would not be rail ...
“There have been 23 maritime incidents over the last five years where ready access to an emergency ocean response capability may have supported the response. However, it is worth noting that all these ...
A jetskier who went missing in Cook Strait last month has now been named. Andrew David Walker, 68, of Paraparaumu, did not arrive at Plimmerton, north of Wellington, on his jetski as expected on ...
Some Cook Strait ferry sailings have been cancelled with large swells forecast. Interislander has cancelled one return sailing of its Aratere ferry this afternoon. Affected passengers have been ...
StraitNZ Bluebridge has reached agreement to acquire the Stena Livia vessel from European based Stena Line as part of its ongoing investment in Cook Strait infrastructure and capacity. Currently ...
Bluebridge has announced it will buy a newer ship to replace its 28-year-old Cook Strait ferry. The company currently sails its Strait Feronia and Connemara ferries through the route between the ...