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What are the top five risks recorded on the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme risk register as at 24 July 2026, and what is the assessed cost impact of each?

Answered Question 33680 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What are the top five risks recorded on the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme risk register as at 24 July 2026, and what is the assessed cost impact of each?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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This information is not disclosed. However, standard infrastructure risks apply and approximately 20% contingency is built into the programme which is funded to the relatively high P85 level.