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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Winston Peters: Rail Minister on the Cook Strait Ferry project coming in under budget
Description: 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...