32011 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 16 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	32011 (2026)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:
Status:	Awaiting Answer
Reply type:	Question
Document ID:	WQ_32011_2026
Document guid:	b8e56156-54e9-4967-99c5-8e5f90a0b0da

32011 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Further to reply 30352 (2026), in which quarter of 2027 is construction of the first vessel programmed to begin, and how is an end-of-2029 in-service date achievable if construction begins later than the first quarter of 2027 and vessels take 18 to 24 months to build?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Reply due: 24 Jul 2026