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Jon Reeves: Public Transport Users Association National Coordinator on the costs of maintaining the Interislander ferries

Published: June 18, 2024, 8:39 p.m.

The state of New Zealand's transport is becoming embarrassing according to a public transit advocate.\xa0

The business case for two new Interislander ferries suggests maintenance costs for the current fleet will continue to rise and could soon reach $65 million a year.\xa0

Plans for new ships were called off by the Government due to ballooning costs.\xa0

Public Transport Users' Association National Coordinator Jon Reeves told Mike Hosking that he hopes it can be re-negotiated.\xa0

He says a $100 million penalty fee would still be worth it to start building ships.\xa0

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