43620 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 18 Sep 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43620 (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_43620_2025
Document guid:	73034aee-162a-4960-83d8-d40afa6aebc4

43620 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What reasons have been provided by Ferry Holdings Ltd or the Government for withholding the identity of the shipyard until a full contract is signed?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Sections 9(2)(b)(ii) and 9(2)(j) of the Official Information Act. Commercial negotiations are ongoing. In business, a deal is not done until it is inked.