56371 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

56371 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What governance arrangements are in place to manage scope changes, cost overruns, and schedule delays for the ferry replacement project, given that vessel design work is still under way?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme is overseen by the Ferry Holdings board which is accountable to its shareholding Ministers, and is supported by a Chief Executive’s Group, which represents key project partners. An array of agreements and contingency planning is in place to manage scope changes, cost overruns, and schedule delays as vessel and port designs progress.