18117 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 18 May 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18117 (2026)
Question asked:	03 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	12 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18117_2026
Document guid:	50ae8f85-d5f3-41f4-9968-f824196a2b5d

18117 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What progress, if any, has been made toward the possibility of transferring ownership of the Interislander service away from KiwiRail, and what is the current status of that process?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Substantial progress has been made, and the Member will be among the first to know once decisions are taken.