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The lower cost Cook Strait ferry plan is a matter of getting the right infrastructure, rather than less infrastructure, according to Rail Minister Winston Peters.
He told Morning Report the new Cook Strait ferries were better suited to the region they would be sailing.
On Wednesday, Peters lifted the lid on how the government plans to save cash on the ferries.
The project will see two new ships sail into New Zealand in 2029 with new port infrastructure.
When Finance Minister Nicola Willis pulled the plug on iReX, the previous government's mega ferry project, she said at the time costs ha
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