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Further to reply 30352 (2026), in which quarter of 2027 is construction of the first vessel programmed to begin, and how is an end-of-2029 in-service date achievable if construction begins later than the first quarter of 2027 and vessels take 18 to 24 months to build?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Further to reply 30352 (2026), in which quarter of 2027 is construction of the first vessel programmed to begin, and how is an end-of-2029 in-service date achievable if construction begins later than the first quarter of 2027 and vessels take 18 to 24 months to build?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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May 2027 for the first vessel, which will enter service in the first half of 2029.