30344 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 20 Jul 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30344 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	13 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30344_2026
Document guid:	52de7bba-4f4e-4161-bc63-bfa81b66d239

30344 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What is the latest programmed delivery and in-service date for each of the two new Cook Strait ferries?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: This information has not been announced. However, we have said both ferries will arrive in 2029 with the first arriving before the second.