Interislander is celebrating 60 years of holiday memories, whānau trips, school camps, freight deliveries, stormy seas and sunny days. On 13 August 1962, the first passengers boarded Aramoana to sail ...

Interislander’s rail-enabled Aratere ferry will retire in August, leaving two ships to service Cook Strait. KiwiRail has acknowledged the “loss of some roles” as a result. Aratere’s retirement will ...

Interislander is pleased to announce that it has extended its sponsorship of Coastguard Central Region for another year. The sponsorship helps local Coastguard Units to provide this vital life-saving ...

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded on the wrong side of Cook Strait in the wake of a month of inter-island ferry disruption. Normally six ships ply the strait between Picton and Wellington. As ...

- The Kaitaki is the only ferry currently operating in the Interislander fleet, with the Aratere being detained after it ran aground in Picton and the Kaiarahi away for maintenance. Interislander’s ...

The Interislander ferry Aratere approaching the entrance to Wellington Harbour on a stormy day. Photo / Mark Mitchell Interislander sailings on the Aratere ferry have been cancelled due to urgent ...

Interislander is closing its arrivals terminal because of earthquake risk. KiwiRail chief operating officer Todd Moyle and CentrePort chief executive Derek Nind said in a joint statement the terminal ...

Tourism businesses are concerned at what may lie ahead as the Interislander service loses a ferry in August. Aratere's looming retirement would reduce the Cook Strait fleet from three vessels to two ...

In today’s headlines with Chereè Kinnear, Lulu Sun’s Wimbledon run ends, Woolworths assaults surge and Chris Luxon engages in key meeting in DC. Video / NZ Herald A leaked document from Interislander ...

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More details about the new generation of Interislander ferries have come to light in briefings to MPs - including that the final cost is not yet known. The ferries will also be diesel-hybrids with a ...