43833 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 02 Aug 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43833 (2024)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2024
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	29 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43833_2024
Document guid:	883c64b5-da33-42e0-963f-ac60b1fe6b36

43833 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the impact that having no rail-enabled ferry for the Cook Strait would have on freight in New Zealand, if any?

Hon Simeon Brown: I received an Aide Memoire from the Ministry of Transport on 6 December, which included advice on the advantages and disadvantages of a rail-enabled ferry on Cook Strait. This advice is now publicly available, and further reports will be proactively released once the Government has made decisions relating to the future provision of Cook Strait ferry services.