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308:, dramatically decreasing the time between the two islands for cars and passengers - Wellington to Christchurch travel time was reduced from 11 hours on the USSC ferry to nine hours by NZR ferry and road. The initial service was one sailing each way per day, Wellington to Picton in the morning and Picton to Wellington in the afternoon. The new service led to the decline of NZR's Rail Air service, which saw a dramatic drop in airfreight.
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200:(NZR). The service primarily provided a RORO rail link between its North and South Island networks, allowing NZR to compete directly with coastal shipping companies for inter-island freight. It also provided the first RORO road link between the two islands, which saw the Wellington to Picton ferries compete with, and then completely replace, the
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and the
Interislander. In addition, CentrePort would be able to make changes to the layout of its other port operations. The plan included a wharf about 250 m (820 ft) long, a ferry terminal building, changes to road, rail and pedestrian access, and marshalling and loading areas. The panel
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ferry terminal plan. This KiwiRail-only terminal might later be expanded to include other users like StraitNZ, but this plan was abandoned a it was opposed by almost every other harbour user and the city and regional councils. KiwiRail claimed that the
Kaiwharawhara site was an earthquake risk
414:(the successor to the Railways Department) was restructured in 1982, the service was renamed "SeaRail". In 1989, it was renamed the Interisland Line, and the service became known as The Interislander. The fleet was upgraded with improved facilities and an updated livery whose logo incorporated
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The decision to start a rail ferry was made in 1958 by the Cook Strait
Transport Enquiry Committee. The enquiry was set up following Union Steam Ship's decision to withdraw the unprofitable Tamahine, built in 1925. NZR was officially reluctant to compete with USSC for inter-island traffic, but
692:, and stating that the Government would be looking for cheaper alternative ferries. Willis said that only 21% of the total cost was for the ferries, with most for port redevelopment. Initially two texts were sent to South Korea before the pending announcement. The chairman of the
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In
November 2012, Interislander staff threatened strike action over the upcoming Christmas period, demanding better wages. Owner KiwiRail responded with a lock-out notice. Freight company Mainfreight slammed the union's actions as "bloody disruptive".
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In 1994, speed restrictions were imposed in
Wellington Harbour to reduce wash and protect ships berthed at Aotea Quay, and in May 2000 an 18-nautical-mile-per-hour (21 mph; 33 km/h) speed limit was imposed on all ships in the
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bought out Tranz Rail, and the
Interisland Line was renamed the Interislander. Both ships were repainted in a new livery, with a fern replacing Pelorus Jack on the funnel - he moved to the hull with the logo. In 2005, Toll leased
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588:, which had the advantage of being able to operate in swells above The Lynx's limit of 4.0 metres (13.1 ft), which were common in Cook Strait and frequently caused cancellations. The Lynx ceased operation in 2003.
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The Lynx was the
Interislander's fast ferry service across Cook Strait. Pressured by Christchurch businessman Brooke McKenzie and his ill-fated Sea Shuttles NZ fast ferry service, the Interisland Line chartered the
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418:. In 1991, New Zealand Rail Ltd, including the Interisland Line, was spun off from the Railways Corporation. In 1993, New Zealand Rail Ltd was privatised and became Tranz Rail in 1995. In 1999, Tranz Rail leased
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in 2021, with deliveries in 2025 and 2026. The new ferries were to carry twice as many passengers and nearly double the number of trucks and other vehicles with triple rail capacity - 40 wagons on each ship.
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in 1968, saw the
Wellington-Lyttelton service become uneconomic. The Union Company withdrew in 1974, and after two years under the Ministry of Transport, the service was cancelled in September 1976. In 1982
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Interislander planned to introduce new hybrid electric ferries that were 30 m (98 ft) longer than those currently in operation. In 2020, following two years of discussion with stakeholders,
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to operate a fast service across the strait for the 1994/95 summer. The "Vomit Comet", as it was sometimes dubbed, was an initial success, taking half the time of the regular
Interislander ferries.
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one way for a family of four and a car up to 4.04 m (equal to NZ$ 395 in 2016 dollars,) many people thought the service was overpriced for a state-operated service. Nevertheless, it was a
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Built as a cargo ferry with four tracks for railway wagons and additional capacity for road trucks. Originally designed to only carry 40 passengers, it was refitted in 1984 to carry 100.
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was aware of the extent of the port redevelopment proposed (as was his Picton counterpart), and had expressed concern as the port companies would be expected to finance part of the work.
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after residents complained of shoreline damage caused by the ferries. By 2002, The Lynx took 2 hours 15 minutes to complete its journey. This was only a 45-minute advantage over the
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As at 2024, all
Interislander vessels were built in the 1990s (1995 or 1998). All vessels were scheduled to be replaced by two identical rail capable vessels by 2024.
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had approved plans to buy two new (and larger) ferries (but in February 2023 had refused a request for $ 2.6 billion of extra funding), the incoming
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entered service in 1972, competition from the Cook Strait ferries and increased competition from air travel, especially following the
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ferry service. Today, the Interislander service is still well patronised despite competition on the Wellington–Picton sea route with
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declined KiwiRail's request for an additional NZ$ 1.47 billion to replace its ageing Interislander ferry fleet. While the outgoing
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was the first Interislander ferry without a rail deck, and the first with a bow door (all the other ferries were stern boarding).
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The Cook Strait Inter-Island Rail and Road Service (as it was known) started on 11 August 1962 with the roll-on roll-off ferry
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foundered at the entrance to Wellington Harbour during a storm, resulting in 53 deaths. By the time replacement ship
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In 2020 KiwiRail proosed to build a KiwiRail-only central city terminal near King's Wharf; to replace the combined
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The Government's decision to scrap the ferry replacement project was criticised by Labour's finance spokesperson
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is a rail ferry, carrying 27 rail wagons on the lower vehicle deck and road vehicles on the upper vehicle deck.
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and from airlines, carrying around one million passengers and 230,000 vehicles per year on 5,500 sailings.
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Initially, USSC operated the ferries on NZR's behalf. This changed in 1970 when the Minister of Railways,
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for NZR - in the 1963-64 financial year, it contributed £535,000 of the NZR's £538,500 working profit.
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as its preferred site for a new ferry terminal. The terminal was to be built on land owned by
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supplied the New Zealand Railway Officers' Institute with information to put to the enquiry.
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2431:"KiwiRail leases additional ferry 'The Valentine' as demand on Cook Strait freight grows"
2399:"Finance minister should resign over scrapping of Interislander upgrade funding - unions"
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cargo ship chartered in 2021, purchased in 2022. Sold in 2023 to Greece, and reported at
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Before 1962, the North Island and South Island rail networks were not connected, and the
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snapped a drive shaft and lost a propeller in the Cook Strait. Interislander chartered
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The service was an immediate success, although it was criticised for high prices. At
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2174:"KIwiRail backs down on plan for controversial Wellington harbour ferry terminal"
2068:. Wellington, New Zealand: Greater Wellington Regional Council. 2003. p. 22.
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regarded the project as too costly; with Willis likening the proposed ferries to
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was out of service. Chartered long-term in 2015, with the vessel being renamed
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for the 1999/2000 summer. A year-round service was started in 2000 with
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in 1974. The Union Company responded to the competition by converting
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2482:"Kiwirail to sell freight-only ferry just six months after buying it"
2040:"The "Vomit Comets" - Fast ferries on Cook Strait - NZHistory.net.nz"
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in 2007. Purchased in 2017, with her home port moving to Wellington.
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1895:"New Zealand CPI Inflation Calculator - Reserve Bank of New Zealand"
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Rails that built a Nation: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Railways
2114:"Kaiwharawhara makes cut as site for new multi user ferry terminal"
1680:"KiwiRail launches the Great Journeys of New Zealand at TRENZ 2017"
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reduced the time across Cook Strait by 20 minutes to three hours.
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The inter-island rail ferry service began in August 1962 by the
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2084:"Wellington harbour to get new wharf, ferry terminal building"
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2282:"Interislander signs up for a new era of Cook Strait ferries"
2254:"Interislander Signs Up for a New Era of Cook Strait Ferries"
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Originally freight only. Converted to passenger use in 1976.
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purchased Toll NZ, including Interislander, becoming part of
359:. However, the resurgence was short-lived: on 10 April 1968,
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2618:– New Zealand History, by Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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McGavin, T. A. (Summer 1970–71). "Rail Ferry Management".
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by adding a 30-metre midsection to increase its capacity.
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airfreight service for freight between the islands, from
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185:. It is owned and operated by state-owned rail operator
2144:"Kaiwharawhara Wellington Ferry Terminal Redevelopment"
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every summer until 1999, when it was replaced by the
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was under repair. In December 2014, it was announced
2240:"next step for new generation interislander ferries"
3215:(Auckland, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington)
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509:would be chartered long-term to replace the ageing
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Ferry service across the Cook Strait in New Zealand
1916:"Wellington Ferry Service Ends - nzhistory.net.nz"
1880:The fares have been corrected for 1962, when the
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1869:"Drive inter-island brochure - nzhistory.net.nz"
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2352:"Two texts sent within an hour of announcement"
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2082:Knell, Conor; Fuller, Piers (25 January 2023).
2734:Former Cook Strait (Wellington–Picton) ferries
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1791:Hurst, Tony (April 2018). "Main North Line".
1703:"'The floating bridge' - Cook Strait ferries"
656:551m contract for the ferries was awarded to
272:, but this was limited to aircraft payloads.
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2017:"Mainfreight condemns Interislander strike"
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501:to help with the peak summer period while
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2354:. The Post, Wellington. 4 September 2024.
721:Aviation and Marine Engineers Association
1979:"Interislander strike rests on new vote"
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900:. Chartered temporarily in 2014 as the
383:joined the fleet to replace the ageing
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2176:. Stuff New Zealand. 17 December 2000.
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304:took just 3 hours 20 minutes to cross
215:In 2017, Interislander became part of
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2332:from the original on 13 December 2023
1999:"Interislander strike talks continue"
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645:Proposed ferry replacements 2019-2024
592:Proposed ferry terminal redevelopment
527:, entered service in September 2015.
517:last sailed on 29 July 2015, and the
289:was the first ferry to enter service.
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2365:Palmer, Russell (14 December 2023).
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2118:Greater Wellington Regional Council
1764:"Ship Fact Sheet – Tamihine (1925)"
694:Greater Wellington Regional Council
598:Greater Wellington Regional Council
13:
3304:1962 establishments in New Zealand
2583:Leitch, David; Stott, Bob (1988).
2407:. 13 December 2023. Archived from
1663:"Kiwirail 2010-2011 Annual Report"
1582:Kawasaki Heavy Industries Shipyard
665:Cancellation of ferry replacements
14:
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713:Rail and Maritime Transport Union
707:and several unions including the
686:National-led coalition government
671:2023 New Zealand general election
217:The Great Journeys of New Zealand
3221:(Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington)
2874:Former inter-island (Wellington–
2305:New Era for Cook Strait Ferries
2154:from the original on 1 June 2023
2124:from the original on 1 June 2023
2094:from the original on 1 June 2023
1813:"Tamahine Arrives, Evening Post"
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717:Zealand Merchant Service Guild
50:Part of state-owned enterprise
1:
3289:Rail transport in New Zealand
3258:Campaign for Better Transport
3200:Major inter-regional services
1968:- New Zealand Maritime Record
1637:"The Journey - Interislander"
1622:
709:Maritime Union of New Zealand
600:announced that it had chosen
406:SeaRail and The Interislander
165:service across New Zealand's
59:Rail transport in New Zealand
2587:. Auckland: Heinemann Reed.
2148:Ministry for the Environment
1938:New Zealand Railway Observer
1794:New Zealand Railway Observer
1737:"Interislander 50th Edition"
1705:. New Zealand History online
445:, which in 2007 was renamed
372:National Airways Corporation
7:
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144:www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
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1053:William Denny and Brothers
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1959:Cook Strait Rail Ferries
1159:Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
939:Van der Giessen de Noord
726:
258:Union Steam Ship Company
1724:Leitch & Stott 1988
983:. Chartered in 2005 as
641:for the new ferries.
374:'s introduction of the
2564:Bromby, Robin (2003).
2258:The Maritime Executive
788:Hijos de J. Barreras,
466:New Zealand Government
290:
3148:Ministry of Transport
1846:July 2022 pages 62-66
1020:Retired from service
658:Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
635:Wellington Fault Line
547:returned to serve as
282:
2667:Current Cook Strait
2328:. 13 December 2023.
2150:. 11 February 2022.
2120:. 24 February 2022.
1964:27 July 2009 at the
856:Astilleros Españoles
464:On 1 July 2008, the
111:Inter-island ferries
3294:Picton, New Zealand
3209:(Auckland, Waikato)
2514:. 20 September 2023
2411:on 14 December 2023
2379:on 14 December 2023
2023:. 23 November 2012.
2005:. 26 November 2012.
1987:. 27 November 2012.
1643:on 21 December 2019
1110:Newcastle upon Tyne
737:
675:Minister of Finance
614:NZ Transport Agency
531:Fast ferry services
161:is a road and rail
34:
3219:Capital Connection
3092:Manawatū-Whanganui
2309:August 2021 page 6
1819:. 16 December 1925
1769:. P&O Heritage
1209:Chantiers Dubigeon
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578:Marlborough Sounds
490:In November 2013,
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3299:Cook Strait Ferry
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3213:Northern Explorer
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2655:inter-island and
2404:Radio New Zealand
2372:Radio New Zealand
2325:Radio New Zealand
2220:. 21 January 2019
1884:was still in use.
1882:New Zealand pound
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1619:
1454:Normandie Express
995:
994:
981:Isle of Innisfree
979:Built in 1994 as
896:Built in 1998 as
756:Port of registry
682:Labour Government
562:Normandie Express
221:Northern Explorer
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22:The Interislander
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