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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 6 MIN

Chris Bishop: Associate Finance Minister on the prospect of the Cook Strait ferry costs blowing out

from Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · host Newstalk ZB

There's some concerns about cost blowouts on the new Cook Strait ferries, but Minister Chris Bishop isn't too worried. A Treasury briefing from September warned of risks costs could overtake the budgeted $1.8 billion dollars. Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop says the Government's working at pace on this project and the new ferries are on their way. "It's going to be tight, there's no doubt about that. But things are going pretty well."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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