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FerryCo director appointment expedited by Treasury

It reflected ministers’ wish to ‘proceed at pace with the procurement process’ for the interislander ferry project replacement.

The Government is working ‘at pace’ to procure replacement vessels for the Cook Strait ferry service.

Brent Edwards Tue, 25 Mar 2025

A new Treasury report obtained by NBR confirms just how rushed the coalition Government’s decision was to set up FerryCo to procure new Interislander ferries.

The December 10 report to Finance Minister Nicola Willis and then Transport Minister Simeon Brown and State-owned Enterprises Minister Paul

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