Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

Originally Posted by StrikerNZ

There’s another island?

Yes
Stewart Island

Originally Posted by XR500

Kiwirail's replacement ships were a gold plated solution.

The world is awash with underutilised ships and RORO's.

They will just have to work within a tighter fiscal envelope, and go and lease.

Money no longer grows on trees. These CEO's on mega salaries should already know that.

Sounds more like they wanted bigger toys, then someone pointed out the new ferry's wouldn't work with our existing docks and so it went all downhill from there.

I wouldn't about the risk in having two mega-ferry's vs 3 or 4 regular ferrys. If one mega ferry breaks down then you have a far bigger problem on your hands.

I also wonder how the people in the sounds felt about much larger vessels steaming through there every day.

Originally Posted by vulcannz

Sounds more like they wanted bigger toys, then someone pointed out the new ferry's wouldn't work with our existing docks and so it went all downhill from there.

I wouldn't about the risk in having two mega-ferry's vs 3 or 4 regular ferrys. If one mega ferry breaks down then you have a far bigger problem on your hands.

I also wonder how the people in the sounds felt about much larger vessels steaming through there every day.

If i remember correctly they were also supposed to produce less cowfarts to appease a few more ideologues.

The outright corruption and mismanagement that is done in these kinds of projects is staggering.

They hated the big catamaran for the wash erosion it created

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.

At least once per year, sometimes two or three.

Traveling to shooting competitions with a lot of gear precludes flying.
Have been known to cross with 3 or more rifles, 1200-1500 loaded rounds, as well as spotting scopes, other shooting gear.

Sometimes I return with stuff for other people as well, guns, powder, projectiles, primers - all the good stuff.

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 ;-)

I've got a crossing booked for next Tuesday, shit I hope it's running.... I do feel for the Truckies as well , this is a vital part of roading system, it's a complete joke, talk about head in the sand stuff.

You have to wonder how much of the products we use have been across Cook Strait on the ferry ?

They certainly are a very vital link for most businesses
I think they effect all of us even though it is not obvious

Originally Posted by XR500

Kiwirail's replacement ships were a gold plated solution.

The world is awash with underutilised ships and RORO's.

They will just have to work within a tighter fiscal envelope, and go and lease.

Money no longer grows on trees. These CEO's on mega salaries should already know that.

You’re on the money, we have plenty of coal for boilers and steamers look great? Don’t need this battery shit, get an old Greek turbo cat, like
The ones that go out the Islands Santorini

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Yes
Stewart Island

....have you ever hunted Sika?

Originally Posted by Lucky

I've got a crossing booked for next Tuesday, shit I hope it's running.... I do feel for the Truckies as well , this is a vital part of roading system, it's a complete joke, talk about head in the sand stuff.

LOL the new stuff wasn't supposed to be here until 2026, and even then there have been doubts the terminals or ships would be ready. So nothing is really changing.

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.

Three or more trips a year, with a ute and trailer which would never fit in carry on let alone checked baggage on a plane, any how air NZ isn't that much more reliable.
Checked the ferry for unintentional holes, good to go last month. Seemed all the rest of the cargo was campervans

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.