NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link – why are we so bad at infrastructure planning?
- Written by Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)Another week, another Cook Strait ferry breakdown. As the winter maintenance season approaches and the Aratere prepares for its final months of service, New Zealand faces a self-imposed crisis.
The government has spent NZ$507.3 million on cancelled iReX ferry plans, the country’s fleet has an average age of 28...
