Emergency open ocean tugs for Cook Strait could be one step closer, after calls from local government for the boats.

American teenager Maya Merhige completed a crossing of the Cook Strait in New Zealand, the latest in her myriad open water ...

Some Cook Strait ferry sailings have been cancelled with large swells forecast. Interislander has cancelled one return ...

Treasury says there has been an “encouraging ” response from the private sector for alternative Cook Strait ferry procurement options. The deadline for submissions is 6pm toni ...

There's hopes new Cook Strait ferries will be rail-enabled. Minister for Rail Winston Peters is promising more details by the month's end. He's confirmed Hyundai - the company whose ship and ...

The giant Korean ship builder Hyundai could be back in the running to build two new Cook Strait ferries, following a meeting between the company and Rail Minister Winston Peters in Seoul on Friday.

Newcastle's Craig Clarke celebrated his 60th birthday by attempting the 60km double crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a green ...

Minister for Rail Winston Peters has appointed BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich and mariner Captain Iain MacLeod as ...

Nick Edwards, a deputy principal at Ahutoetoe School in Milldale, Auckland, is planning to swim across The Cook Strait / Te Moana-o-Raukawa in March and has partnered with Ovarian Cancer ...

Large swells have cancelled Cook Strait sailings on both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries. MetService has issued a ...