New ferries will come,\u00a0the Government insists, but it has not confirmed what the ships will be or how much they will cost.<\/p>\n
Although, Associate Finance Minister David Seymour appeared to reveal the ferries\u2019 budget, saying it was going to be \u201capproximately half\u201d of $3 billion. Winston Peters quickly moved to rubbish Seymour\u2019s estimate, saying it was \u201cnot helpful because it\u2019s not accurate\u201d.<\/p>\n
[As\u00a0*Stuff*\u00a0revealed on Tuesday](https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/political\/536285\/fast-track-projects-speaker-rules-no-private-benefit-in-list), Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has called in Peters to take charge of the ferry fiasco. Luxon confirmed the appointment on Wednesday,\u00a0almost a year to the day\u00a0after he and Finance Minister Nicola Willis scuppered the plan to buy two new \u201cmega ferries\u201d.<\/p>\n
Willis and the new Minister for Rail, Peters, confirmed during a joint press conference that the Government would go to market with a tender to ship builders for two new ferries. They would not confirm that the new ferries would be built as \u201croll on, roll off\u201d rail enabled ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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