Interislander’s rail-enabled Aratere ferry will retire in August, leaving two ships to service Cook Strait. KiwiRail has acknowledged the “loss of some roles” as a result. Aratere’s retirement will ...
Interislander's Aratere ship ran aground shortly after departing Picton on 21 June 2024.
The crew of the Aratere, which ran aground two years ago, had not received adequate training in the ship’s upgraded steering ...
A new report by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission says the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere ...
An interim report into the grounding of Interislander’s Aratere ferry has found bridge crew did not know how to turn off the autopilot function on a new steering control system. The report by the ...
The troubled ferry Aratere has safely completed a freight-only return crossing of Cook Strait. The ship left Wellington at 11.30pm last night, after passing a series of safety tests. Another freight ...
Interislander’s rail-enabled ferry, Aratere, will be retired to make way for the port re-development needed in Picton to prepare for the two brand-new ferries arriving in 2029, KiwiRail Chief ...
The Aratere was sold to a company that would deliver it to a shipbreaking yard in India, but it has sat in Tasman Bay for months.
Georgina Campbell is a Wellington-based reporter who has a particular interest in local government, transport, and seismic issues. She joined the Herald in 2019 after working as a broadcast journalist ...
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