43612 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 18 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43612 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	11 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43612_2025
Document guid:	54ebacd1-1aff-4df3-b260-fa6186af4b5c

43612 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What role will the Government play in funding or underwriting Ferry Holdings’ contract with the selected shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The ship contracts will be paid for from an appropriation, as announced in December 2024 and again in March 2025.