69698 (2024). Hon Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 08 Nov 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	69698 (2024)
Question asked:	24 Oct 2024
Member asking:	Hon Julie Anne Genter
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	04 Nov 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_69698_2024
Document guid:	e8cb356c-6ef4-4b02-8b05-da5281738e2c

69698 (2024). Hon Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport: Has he asked for, or received, any advice or estimates on the potential impacts of cancelling the iRex project on future ability to move certain types of freight between the North and South Island, the cost of moving freight by rail between the North and South Island, and/or the future viability of rail freight services in the South Island at any point in the past year, if so when and what advice was received?

Hon Simeon Brown: Official advice to Ministers relating to the decision to decline to provide KiwiRail with additional funding for Project iRex has been proactively released. I refer the Member to Treasury's website: https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/information-release/official-information-regarding-kiwirails-project-irex-phase-1, https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/information-release/official-information-regarding-kiwirails-project-irex-phase-2.