'Blue Highway' reboot: Government set to release details of new $30m coastal shipping fund

'Blue Highway' reboot: Government set to release details of new $30m coastal shipping fund
The Government is gearing up to distribute another $30m to support coastal shipping. (Image: POAL)
Oliver Lewis
Details of a $30-million coastal shipping fund championed by New Zealand First are expected to be released in the coming weeks, ending nearly a year of uncertainty for proponents of the "Blue Highway".When former Transport Minister Simeon Brown released the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land transport last year, the document – essentially a transport budget – contained no reference to coastal shipping.The final GPS, released last June, included a $30m fund earmarked for improving the sector's resilience.Bu...

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