14th February 2024 Interislander / KiwiRailKiwiRail is in talks to cancel its contract with shipbuilder Hyundai for two new hybrid ferries.
18th January 2024 Interislander / KiwiRailMaritime NZ is prosecuting KiwiRail over the Kaitaki ferry’s loss of power close to the Wellington coast last summer.
15th January 2024 Interislander / KiwiRailThe government will set up an expert advisory group to provide it with independent advice on KiwiRail’s Interislander ferry service.
14th December 2023 Interislander / TECNZThe government and KiwiRail must protect visitor flows between the North and South Islands following the cancellation of the Interislander ferry upgrade, says Tourism Export Council of New Zealand.
13th December 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailThe Interislander operator abandons its upgrade project after the govt rejects a funding request citing ballooning costs of $3bn.
2nd August 2023 Ferry / InterislanderThe ferry operator’s boss says it has “doubled down” on maintenance to ensure a strong-looking summer ahead is not plagued by problems.
8th May 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailAn investigation into a power outage on Interislander’s Kaitaki ferry on 28 January 2023 has found that KiwiRail did not correctly follow its own equipment replacement processes.
11th April 2023 Ferry / InterislanderThe Kaitaki ferry will be back in full service tomorrow, Wednesday 12 April, after being out of service since 4 March due to a gearbox issue.
11th April 2023 Bluebridge / InterislanderThe Commerce Commission is launching an investigation into Interislander and StraitNZ, the owner of Bluebridge, about the ongoing ferry delays and cancellations.
28th March 2023 Ferry / InterislanderKiwiRail’s Interislander says almost all passengers with bookings during Easter will be able cross the Cook Strait.
3rd March 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailThe Interislander ferry Kaitaki will resume passenger services tomorrow following the go-ahead from independent assessors and Maritime New Zealand.
9th February 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailA redesign of the Interislander website aims to improve the customer experience for ferry passengers.
3rd February 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailInterislander is putting on additional sailings of Aratere and Valentine to help meet increased demand for ferries across the Cook Strait.
1st February 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailA fault in an engine cooling system has been identified as the issue that caused KiwiRail’s Kaitaki ferry to lose power and drift across the Cook Strait on Saturday.
26th January 2023 Interislander / KiwiRailInterislander facilities will also be able to accommodate two new larger ferries, with diesel and electric hybrid capabilities.
13th September 2022 Interislander / KiwiRailInterislander has reportedly paid €5.2m (NZ$8.6m) for the purchase of the Valentine freighter ferry to ensure capacity for customers as it prepares for the pre-Christmas demand.
12th September 2022 Interislander / KiwiRailThe Interislander’s Kaiarahi ferry is back on the water for sea trials after a major gearbox failure took it out of service in August 2021.
12th August 2022 Interislander / KiwiRailThe Interislander is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week and marking more than 43 million passenger trips since its first sailing from Wellington to Picton on 13 August 1962.
7th March 2022 Interislander / KiwiRailCovid-19 among crew forced ferry services to be cancelled.
20th August 2021 InterislanderInterislander is putting on extra sailings of the Aratere today to provide extra space after the government extended the period for people to return to their main place of residence by 24 hours.
5th February 2021 Ferry / InterislanderInterislander passenger numbers for December and January were about 20% down on the same period the previous year, says KiwiRail.
