Mandatory testing will likely extend to other ports - Maritime NZ

Mandatory testing will likely extend to other ports - Maritime NZ
Brent Melville
Maritime NZ says covid-19 testing requirements implemented at the ports of Tauranga and Auckland will likely be extended across New Zealand's other 21 ports. Currently, the entry of ships and crew into the country's ports falls under the maritime border order managed by the New Zealand Customs Service, which is responsible for monitoring and ensuring unquarantined ships' crews aren't allowed through NZ's borders.   To date, however, those rules haven't dictated mandatory testing. That changed on Friday night as the country's two biggest p...

More Infrastructure

KiwiRail reveals $8m cost of McKinsey contract
Infrastructure

KiwiRail reveals $8m cost of McKinsey contract

Rail Minister Winston Peters calls it an unacceptable payment. 

Oliver Lewis 02 Apr 2025
Mainfreight praises 'logical, sensible' rail ferries decision
Infrastructure

Mainfreight praises 'logical, sensible' rail ferries decision

Port companies on both side of the Cook Strait also welcome increased certainty.

Oliver Lewis 01 Apr 2025
Meet your new ferries, New Zealand
Infrastructure

Meet your new ferries, New Zealand

Winston Peters confirms new Interislander ferries will be rail-enabled.

Oliver Lewis 31 Mar 2025
Developers make unsolicited bids for prime Chch rebuild site
Policy

Developers make unsolicited bids for prime Chch rebuild site

Crown Infrastructure Delivery is weighing up options for the massive site.

Oliver Lewis 28 Mar 2025