New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows

Ferry Solution Saves New Zealand $2.3 Billion

Ferry Holdings will be in the driving seat for the infrastructure, ably and contractually backed by CentrePort, Port Marlborough and KiwiRail, and accommodations will be made to minimise disruption to Interislander and Bluebridge.

Winston Peters reveals new ferries deal, ‘saving billions’, says consultants ‘hijacked’ past plan

Winston Peters reveals cost of new Cook Strait ferries, says expensive consultants had “hijacked the project by adding more and more infrastructure”.

New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows

Peters says taxpayers have saved $2.3 billion while still getting the ferries and infrastructure they want.

Ferry solution saves New Zealand $2.3 billion

The Government has saved the taxpayer billions with two new Interislander ferries from Guangzhou Shipyard International and no-nonsense infrastructure in Picton and Wellington, Rail Minister Winston Peters announced today. “Two new ferries serving road and rail will enter Cook Strait service in 2029, thanks to a $596 million fixed price contract between Ferry Holdings and experienced shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International,” Mr Peters says.…