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What land, property, consents or design work, if any, was acquired or commissioned for Project iReX that is not being used in the current Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme, and what was the cost of each?

Answered Question 39688 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What land, property, consents or design work, if any, was acquired or commissioned for Project iReX that is not being used in the current Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme, and what was the cost of each?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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None. Because in the no-nonsense ferry replacement programme, we are using what is already in place to minimise duplication. There might be minor consenting works in Picton, but the bulk are occurring under existing consents.