KiwiRail taps McKinsey to help prep 'transformation blueprint'

KiwiRail taps McKinsey to help prep 'transformation blueprint'
The dream of two large, rail-enabled ferries servicing the Cook Strait appears to be dead. (Image: KiwiRail)
Oliver Lewis
KiwiRail has engaged global management consultants McKinsey & Company to undertake a strategic review intended to lift performance across its business.The state-owned rail and ferry operator faces a number of challenges, including issues with the Auckland rail network, which have raised the ire of frustrated commuters and Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, and the abandonment, due to lack of funding, of its proposal to futureproof the Cook Strait crossing. After the government declined a bid for nearly $1.5 billion in extra funds last Decembe...

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