Winston Peters: Rail Minister on the Cook Strait Ferry project coming in under budget

Minister for Rail Winston Peters believes the binned iRex ferry plan would have meant major infrastructure issues that are no longer a worry.  He's announced the two new Interislander ferries are expected to come in on time and under budget, for less than $2 billion.  Peters told Mike Hosking Tasmania is struggling with two new ferries and no infrastructure and he doesn't want to see the same problems here.  He said he got a really hard-nosed, tough, experienced team to sort out the ferry plan, and they’ve done a marvellous job.  “In less than 11 months they have put together a solution at all ends.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.