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The Lynx was the Interislander's fast ferry service across Cook Strait. Pressured by Christchurch businessman Brooke McKenzie and his ill-fated Sea Shuttles NZ fast ferry service, the Interisland Line chartered the HSC Condor 10 to operate a fast service across the strait for the 1994/95 summer. [21]
DEV Aratere is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand. Built in 1998 for the then-private company Tranz Rail and lengthened in 2011, she operates four daily crossings on the Interislander service across Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton each day (with six crossings over the December/January period).
MV Kaitaki is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built in 1995. It previously operated under the names, Isle of Innisfree, then Pride of Cherbourg, Stena Challenger and Challenger.As of 2008, MV Kaitaki was the largest ferry operating the Interislander service between the North and South Islands of New Zealand having taken her latest name in 2007.
The timetable was increased and the service made more convenient for East Harbour residents. In 1923 the council purchased Muritai but it proved an expensive vessel to run. The paving of the Hutt Road and the extension of the bitumen to Muritai lowered ferry custom and the council was obliged to buy a fleet of buses. Duchess was sold in 1934. [6]
Wellington Ferry (Interislander) SH 1 and SH 1/Classic New Zealand Wine Trail concurrency begins: 1: 0.62: Kent Street – Wellington Ferry : Tuamarina: 20: 12: Wairau River: Spring Creek: 23: 14: SH 62 (Rapaura Road) – Nelson: Blenheim: 28: 17: SH 6 (Nelson Street) – Nelson, West Coast: 29: 18: Park Terrace Redwood Street – Redwoodtown ...
Government Motor Vessel (GMV) Aramoana was built in 1961 for the New Zealand Railways Department to link the North and South Island rail networks. [2] [3] She was the last vessel built by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. [4] She arrived from Scotland on 26 July 1962 and entered service on 13 August.
This is a list of ferries that operate in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of the city's public transport network. Ferries are primarily operated by Fullers360 , SeaLink , Belaire , and Explore . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Auckland Transport also owns several ferries, [ 3 ] but these vessels are controlled by Fullers360 until 2028.
In November 2013 she was chartered by Interislander in New Zealand to operate on the Wellington–Picton route for six months. The charter was to assist Interislander's two other ships ( MV Kaitaki and DEV Arahura ) with peak summer loadings while its third ship, DEV Aratere , was out of service for repairs after losing a propeller in early ...