5 Apr 2023

Broken Cook Strait ferries leave frustrated, stranded passengers

From Checkpoint, 5:13 pm on 5 April 2023

With the Easter weekend and school holidays just days away, things aren't looking good for those trying to cross the Cook Strait.

For the third day running, one of Bluebridge's ferries has been stuck sitting in the dock with engineering troubles - leaving passengers with refunds, but no way to rebook.

It follows more than a month of cancellations of the Interislander's Kaitaki sailings while it fixes a dodgy gearbox.

Our reporter Lauren Crimp and cameraman Angus Dreaver have the story.