43613 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 06 Oct 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43613 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	30 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Corrected Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43613_2025
Document guid:	bffeaadb-49ba-4c0b-bd74-0451d2d7abbb

43613 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What protections, if any, are included in the new letter of intent for Cook Strait ferries to ensure that deposits or upfront payments are recoverable if the preferred shipyard does not deliver?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Corrected reply: The details of the contracts for ferries will be released after the contracts are entered, not before.