Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Ferries delayed again, then handed to Peters, who hits out at Seymour
Mōrena. Long stories short, the six things that matter in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Thursday, December 12 in The Kākā’s Dawn Chorus and Pick ‘n’ Mix are:
* Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced a Cabinet decision to tender for two new Cook Strait ferries won’t happen until March. An actual order is not likely until late next year, before delivery in 2029 of smaller ferries than the iRex ones that were to be built this year for delivery next year, but were cancelled a year ago by Willis. She wouldn’t give a cost estimate or confirm they would be…
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