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Wednesday 2 October 2024 Wenerei 2 Oketopa 2024
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Under fire ferries “lift game” PAULA HULBURT
The under fire Interislander ferry service has been praised for its performance. Interislander ferries are safer and more reliable reveal KiwiRail bosses as end of financial year reports are revealed.
KiwiRail have posted a five per cent rise in revenue from this time last year, rising to $158.3million. The state-owned enterprise improved both its safety and dependability according to its 2024 Financial Year results. Chief Executive Peter Reidy says
the Interislander has lifted its game. “The Interislander has also lifted its on-time performance and reliability, reflecting the benefits of our enhanced maintenance regime for the ferries.” Interislander revenue is up 5 per cent on the previous year to $158.3m and the percentage
of services delivered compared to planned services, excluding weather, is at 96 per cent. On Time performance is at 86 per cent. The announcement comes after KiwiRail was forced to abandon its Cook Strait ferry project, the Inter-Island Resilient Connec-
tion (iReX) project last year. Costs escalated from under 1billion to about 3 billion, prompting Finance Minister Nicola Willis to refuse the extra $1.47 billion needed to continue.
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Curls just want to have fun
Isobel McCulloch is having her hair cut short to raise money for Cancer Society Marlborough in memory of her nan Kathy McCulloch.
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