Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
The Maritime Union of New Zealand says the Cook Strait ferry service is struggling, with the entire Interislander fleet currently either suffering breakdowns, wave damage or being taken out of service for audit.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union will resist any job losses and will only accept voluntary redundancies.
Read MoreThe loss of the rail-enabled Aratere, a crucial link between the North and South Islands, significantly weakens the resilience of New Zealand’s national supply chain.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union has welcomed today’s announcement from Minister of Rail Winston Peters the two new Cook Strait ferries will be publicly owned and rail enabled, meaning that they can carry rail wagons.
Read MoreHe says no costs were provided by the Finance Minister and the Government was using commercial confidentiality as a fig leaf to conceal how its decisions had led New Zealand into a very expensive dead end.
Read MoreNew polling released on 15 October by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) shows the public wants publicly owned, rail enabled ferries.
Read MoreSign the petition for public owned, rail enabled ferries for Cook Strait.
Read MoreThe power loss of the Bluebridge ferry Connemara in the Cook Strait highlights the importance of a resilient publicly-owned interisland ferry service
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