39658 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 07 Sep 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39658 (2026)
Question asked:	07 Sep 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_39658_2026
Document guid:	a96f6bb7-401a-40e9-ae2e-ba51d84555aa

39658 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What assessment, if any, has been made of the difference in freight and passenger capacity between the vessels ordered under Project iReX and the vessels Kupe and Cook, and what is the estimated effect on Cook Strait capacity over the 30-year life of the assets?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Reply due: 16 Sep 2026