43842 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 01 Aug 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43842 (2024)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2024
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	25 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43842_2024
Document guid:	174b127f-eb3b-4bf9-b4aa-e0f1ddd5c0d3

43842 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the number of freight truck trips that would be taken on New Zealand roads if there was no rail-enabled ferry for the Cook Strait?

Hon Simeon Brown: I have not received any such advice. I note that rail freight is regularly carried by KiwiRail on the two ships that are not rail-enabled, particularly when the Aratere is out of service.