Nicola Willis' letter sent before KiwiRail ferry cancellation released

Nicola Willis' letter sent before KiwiRail ferry cancellation released
A render of one of the large rail-enabled ferries KiwiRail ordered for the Cook Strait. (Image: KiwiRail)
Oliver Lewis
A letter sent by Finance Minister Nicola Willis to KiwiRail just before it started exit negotiations with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has been released, albeit with some redactions.Treasury released a second tranche of documents related to the cancelled Interislander replacement project (iReX) on Thursday. However, the proactive release didn’t include a letter sent by KiwiRail on Jan 24, which BusinessDesk understands included a recommendation from the state-owned ferry operator to build and sell the two ferries it...

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