新西兰工会批评渡轮服务中断,要求重新考虑渡轮退休问题。 New Zealand union criticizes ferry service disruptions, calls for reconsideration of ferry retirement.

新西兰海事联盟(MUNZ)对库克群岛海峡轮渡服务因影响整个岛际船队的技术问题和故障而中断表示关切。 The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has voiced concerns over disruptions in the Cook Strait ferry services due to technical issues and breakdowns affecting the entire Interislander fleet. 工会批评政府缺乏对现代航运和基础设施的投资, 以及iRex项目的取消, The union criticizes the government's lack of investment in modern shipping and infrastructure and the cancellation of the iRex project, which would have delivered new ferries. MUNZ希望KiwiRail重新考虑在2025年8月退休的Aratere渡轮,理由是目前渡轮服务不稳定。 MUNZ wants KiwiRail to reconsider retiring the Aratere ferry in August 2025, citing the current instability of the ferry services.