Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

Greetings all,
Just watching the articles about the funding of the Cook Strait Ferry replacement on the Idiot Lantern. It struck me that perhaps the days of taking your vehicle over the Strait to the South Island and vice versa is coming to an end. So the question is:
How many of us take the ferry these days rather than flying to our destination and hiring a vehicle there if needed?
Regards Grandpamac.

More to the point why would you want to go to the North Island?

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

More to the point why would you want to go to the North Island?

Sika deer!!

There’s another island?

Originally Posted by StrikerNZ

There’s another island?

Yes
Stewart Island

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Yes
Stewart Island

....have you ever hunted Sika?

NZ is sliding into 3rd world status "could or is already there" if the country can't even have a ferry service over a very short piece of water, use it at least 2 times a year.

Originally Posted by wazza56

NZ is sliding into 3rd world status "could or is already there" if the country can't even have a ferry service over a very short piece of water, use it at least 2 times a year.

Its fine. People talk it down. It's a dodgy bit of water. Nothing 3rd world about it.

Well I'm taking my vehicle down south this Xmas and went in 1 of 2 cars in March to Bluff for a Stewart Island trip.....so yeah....

it's seems cheaper than renting a car once there.....after either a ferry ride or flight....plus you can take more gear....

There will always be a need, but maybe the need is to get your budget right and report the cost correctly.....like a lot of govt funded projects they all blow out and all get bailed out......I like that they have said no...needs to happen more

Hamish

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Several times a year. Ute on ferry and drive to Tekapo. Love it.
Im confident it will be resolved. It's a vital bit of infrastructure for the economy.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings all,
Just watching the articles about the funding of the Cook Strait Ferry replacement on the Idiot Lantern. It struck me that perhaps the days of taking your vehicle over the Strait to the South Island and vice versa is coming to an end. So the question is:
How many of us take the ferry these days rather than flying to our destination and hiring a vehicle there if needed?
Regards Grandpamac.

Idiot lantern. That's the best description of tv I have heard on ages. You win the internet today.

The ferry network should be declared part of the national highway system and using them should be much cheaper than currently

Originally Posted by sportco62

The ferry network should be declared part of the national highway system and using them should be much cheaper than currently

God I hope not……..
Can just see it now pot holes on the ferryand all the lanes closed with rod cones

Originally Posted by Sideshow

God I hope not……..
Can just see it now pot holes on the ferryand all the lanes closed with rod cones

thats the problem with ships.

when they have holes in them cones and speed limits do not alleviate the problem ;-)

Last time I booked to go on ferry was just before they crashed the last one into the wharf. I was going Friday to Wednesday. They re-booked my Friday sailing to Tuesday. So I cancelled and flew instead. I wouldn’t trust a ferry sailing to actually go at the moment.