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Bluebridge ferry Strait Feronia coming into Wellington harbour

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Bluebridge ferry <em>Strait Feronia</em> coming into Wellington harbour

The Cook Strait ferry operators rang the changes in 2015. Interislander replaced the elderly Arahura with the chartered Kaiarahi, and Strait Shipping bought the 21,856-ton Strait Feronia. Rail ferries once ruled the Strait, but now only the Aratere carries Kiwi Rail’s wagons.

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Gavin McLean, Shipping – Recent developments, 1980s onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46701/bluebridge-ferry-strait-feronia-coming-into-wellington-harbour (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 3 February 2016, updated 1 January 2016.