Good early call from Willis on ferry upgrade blow-out

Good early call from Willis on ferry upgrade blow-out
Rail fans: ex-KiwiRail CEO Greg Miller, Winston Peters and Shane Jones. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
One person likely to be keeping their head down on the subject of today’s cancellation of KiwiRail’s inter-island ferry upgrade is Greg Miller.While Miller inherited the state-owned rail operator’s desire to future-proof the ferries, he was the chief executive when KiwiRail completed a detailed business case and entered into a contract to buy the ships.More to the point, he found his way to that role via his initial appointment as chairman of KiwiRail because of pressure from Winston Peters and Shane Jones, who aggressively pr...

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