Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
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.
Read MoreSuggestions of privatisation of the new Cook Strait Interislander ferries would be a dangerous step backwards.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreSign the petition for public owned, rail enabled ferries for Cook Strait.
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 More• 1230 Assemble Midland Park, Lambton Quay
• 1245 March to Parliament
• 1300 Parliament Grounds rally and speeches
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Ferry Taskforce is backing the call for the new Interislander ferries to be publicly-owned and rail-enabled.
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