December 13, 2025

The uni­on rep­res­ent­ing Kiwi sea­farers says the tech­nic­al fail­ure of the Inter­is­lander ferry Kai­arahi in the Cook Strait on Fri­day night is a “red flag” that the Gov­ern­ment can­not ignore, prov­ing the need to keep an emer­gency ocean-going tug on standby.