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Calls for dedicated Cook Strait rescue tug

Otago Daily Times 14 Feb 2026
... by the government as a standby tug for the Cook Strait ferries.
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Satendra Singh Lohiya Scripts Cook Strait History! Becomes First Asian Para-Swimmer To

News18 13 Feb 2026
Lohiya covered the 23.6km distance in nine hours and 22 minutes to accomplish the feat and become the first Asian para-swimmer to cross the Cook Strait in New Zealand ....
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Gwalior para swimmer conquers 22-km Cook Strait in record time

The Times of India 13 Feb 2026
... New Zealand's Cook Strait.Padma Shri awardee Satendra Singh completed the 22-km Cook Strait swim in 9 hours and 42 minutes, creating history as the first para-swimmer from Asia to achieve the feat.
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Wastewater discharged into Cook Strait again

Otago Daily Times 06 Feb 2026
Wellington Water says screened wastewater is now being ...
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Cook Strait Swim Highlights Failure To Fund Protection Of National Collections

Scoop 30 Jan 2026
Dr Griffin said the attempt has already brought significant national attention to a systemic issue facing museums across Aotearoa ....
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Dunedin professor sets off on Cook Strait swim

Otago Daily Times 27 Jan 2026
Click the image to track David Hutchinson's swim. Dunedin's David Hutchinson has begun his swim across Cook Strait this morning ... .
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Otago Physicist To Swim Cook Strait To Protect Aotearoa’s Heritage

Scoop 21 Jan 2026
Otago’s exceptionally rich history, particularly during the gold rush era, has resulted in the museum acquiring vast and internationally significant collections ....
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"Dodging bullets": Govt urged to be "pragmatic", return funding for Cook Strait emergency tug

NewstalkZB 12 Jan 2026
The Government's being urged to reverse a decision to scrap the contract for the Cook Strait's emergency tug.  ...   ...  . LISTEN ABOVE . .
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5.4-magnitude quake hits Cook Strait, New Zealand -- GFZ

China.dot.org 08 Jan 2026
9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Cook ...
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KNUD E. HANSEN Supports next-generation RoPAX Ferries for Cook Strait

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 09 Dec 2025
KNUD E ... These vessels are destined for service linking the ....
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KNUD E. HANSEN Supports RoPAX Ferries for Cook Strait

MarineLink 08 Dec 2025
KNUD E ... These vessels are destined for service linking the North and South islands across New Zealand’s challenging Cook Strait and through the environmentally sensitive environs of the Tory Channel and Queen Charlotte Sound ... ....
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Costs Outweigh Benefits Of Cook Strait Tug

Scoop 25 Nov 2025
The Government allocated $600,000 in Budget 2024 to Maritime NZ to develop a business case for emergency ocean response capability (EORC), focusing on Cook Strait ....
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Union Protests Decision to End Charter for Cook Strait Rescue Tug

The Maritime Executive 24 Nov 2025
Plans by the New Zealand government to terminate the services of a dedicated tugboat that has been aiding vessels -�including aging interisland ferri ....
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Government to end Cook Strait open ocean tug contract early

RNZ 24 Nov 2025
The government has sunk plans to station an open ocean tug in the Cook Strait long term saying the costs outweigh the benefits ... Bishop said while Cook Strait clearly had risks, they were too small for the costs associated with the tugs.
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Costs outweigh benefits of Cook Strait tug (New Zealand Government)

Public Technologies 24 Nov 2025
The Government has decided not to procure dedicated ocean response capabilities for the Cook Strait after a significant escalation in costs and little clear benefit, says Transport Minister Chris Bishop.
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