44275 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 06 Aug 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44275 (2024)
Question asked:	22 Jul 2024
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	31 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44275_2024
Document guid:	1c42acce-77bc-44d8-bb42-48694aba624f

44275 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: When did the Government first become aware that the Interislander ferries were not going to come to the end of their useful life until 2029?

Hon Simeon Brown: A briefing from KiwiRail received on 1 July notified Ministers that provided it continues to undertake preventative and corrective maintenance, the Interislander fleet could operate safely and reliably until 2029.