The Kaitaki in the Marlborough Sounds. Photo: Supplied / KiwiRail
Councils on either side of the Cook Strait are raising concerns with the government over the lack of support for vessels travelling between Wellington and Picton .Cancellations continue for those who were booked to travel on the Kaitaki - which has been out of service since for almost a month while its gearbox is repaired. On the West Coast, regional council chairman Allan Birchfield was outsed this week by his colleagues. A disconnect between the council and the chair of the West Coast regional council has been cited as one of the reasons he was voted out. Meanwhile - the mayors of the three district West Coast councils recently met with Local Government minister Kieran McAnulty to air their concerns over the impact of water reforms in some of the most isolated parts of the country.
