The New Zealand government has cancelled its early contract for an open ocean tug in the Cook Strait due to escalating costs and low likelihood of use, citing a detailed business case showing costs exceeding benefits.
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Okay, will it stop it? Will it stop it all together? Will there be no more examples where you will have to get iwi permission to do something and that permission will cost you?
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failure to meet modern safety expectations
TAIC Report On Kaitaki Incident Gives Shocking Picture Of Decline Of New Zealand Maritime Infrastructure – Maritime Union of New Zealandcontrolled and on track despite past blowouts
Chris Bishop: Associate Finance Minister on the prospect of the Cook Strait ferry costs blowing outSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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