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How much, if any, of the $415 million for management and contingency costs published in November 2025 as part of the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme remains unallocated as at 1 July 2026?

Answered Question 33733 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • How much, if any, of the $415 million for management and contingency costs published in November 2025 as part of the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme remains unallocated as at 1 July 2026?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

Answer

We do not have “as at” specific date figures, but no contingency has been allocated and programme management costs as disclosed in the Statement of Performance Expectations have been spent.