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What was the total cost of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Cook Strait ferry options, including fees, secretariat and any external advice it commissioned?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Cook Strait ferry options, including fees, secretariat and any external advice it commissioned?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

$1,054,816.63 excluding GST. It should be noted these costs include advice and expertise on a wide range of work streams relating to the replacement of ferries on Cook Strait such as the procurement of new ships, establishment of a new Schedule 4A entity and portside infrastructure requirements.