56377 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 17 Dec 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	56377 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	11 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_56377_2025
Document guid:	9dfde68c-9303-43af-95d9-abb40f42d842

56377 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Will the new diesel-electric hybrid Interislander ferries be capable of operating in zero-emissions mode while in port, as suggested by evidence that the diesel engines can be switched off while berthed?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Yes.