Emergency tug – Maritime Union of New Zealand

January 21, 2026

Maritime Union of New Zealand

Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002

Connemara

Government Gambling with Safety – keep an Emergency Tug on Cook Strait!

January 12, 2026

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is urgently calling on the Government to reverse its decision to terminate the contract for the MMA Vision, the only dedicated emergency ocean response vessel currently protecting the Cook Strait.

MMA Vision

Kaiarahi failure proves urgent need to retain emergency tug

December 13, 2025

The union representing Kiwi seafarers says the technical failure of the Interislander ferry Kaiarahi in the Cook Strait on Friday night is a “red flag” that the Government cannot ignore, proving the need to keep an emergency ocean-going tug on standby.