BigDMar 30

Becoming the norm.
Of course, all this will be solved in 2029. It could have been solved in 2026, but we didn't need two large rail enabled CookStrait / HW1 ferries according to our *Get us back on track austarity above all else* slasher mentality of our saviour government.
Agreed, this is not Kiwi Rail. They struggle on with two non rail enabled ferries.
#ferries
#CookStrait
#NZPol
#freight

Connemara cancellations will impact freight companies -Transport NZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591009/connemara-cancellations-will-impact-freight-companies-transport-nz

Connemara cancellations will impact freight companies -Transport NZ

BlueBridge has extended cancellations with the ferry no longer expected to resume services until at least Tuesday evening.

RNZ
AdaMar 18
Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

This was quite a poorly lit photo originally, as the sun was setting, and the bird wasn't in direct sunlight. But the water was so smooth, and the reflections were amazing, so I made another effort at trying to salvage the photo.

Cook Strait, Aotearoa

Taken with an OM-1 MkII / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

Post processing done in darktable.

#Albatross #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #CookStrait #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Birds #Seabirds #Nature #Reflection #bird
Doc BokFeb 8
Crossed the Cook Strait to the South Island yesterday

#travel #newzealand #cookstrait #ferry
Doc BokFeb 8

Crossed the Cook Strait to the South Island yesterday

#travel #newzealand #cookstrait #ferry

Bob LeFridge  Jan 28

Dunedin's David Hutchinson is five hours into an expected eight hour swim across New Zealand's Cook Strait. And he's doing it for a very good cause.

The physics professor and Otago Museum board chairman is raising money to install a new fire sprinkler system at Tūhura Otago Museum.

Live tracking:
https://livetracking.nz/route/cook-strait/

Background story:
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dunedin-professor-sets-cook-strait-swim

#Otago #Museum #CookStrait

Live Event Tracking

RocketshipRetroMar 28, 2025
🟡 Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait, New Zealand, 1868 Nicholas Chevalier⁣
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#Beach, #Boats, #Canoes, #CookStrait, #NewZealand, #NicholasChevalier, #Ocean, #Paekakariki, #Seaside⁣
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Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait, New Zealand, 1868 Nicholas Chevalier

A picturesque scene with people gathering clams on the seashore, with several canoes up on the beach.

RocketshipRetroMar 28, 2025
🟡 Cook Strait, New Zealand 1884 Nicholas Chevalier⁣
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#Beach, #Boats, #Canoes, #CookStrait, #NewZealand, #NicholasChevalier, #Ocean, #Seaside⁣
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Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣
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Cook Strait, New Zealand 1884 Nicholas Chevalier

A seaside scene shows clouds with rain falling, an island in the distance. Waves roll up to the shore where several canoes are seen.

SarbFeb 16, 2025
Morning sail by #wellington #cookstrait #nowind
John ArnoldAug 12, 2024
_The Evening Post_, 13 August 1924:
WHALING IN COOK STRAIT
(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
BLENHEIM, This Day.
The Te Awaite #whalers have had a wonderful season so far. Yesterday two right whales were captured. One measured 70ft [21 m] in length, and at the thickest part 12 to 13ft [3.6 to 4 m] through. The #Perano party has already taken 44 whales this season.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240813.2.70
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Whaling #CookStrait #TeAwaite #NewZealand
RailpageJul 23, 2024
New Zealand rails across Cook Strait not so straight forward http://dlvr.it/T9y1S7 #AsiaEurope #CookStrait #Infrastructure
New Zealand rails across Cook Strait not so straight forward - VibeWire Magazine

Two rail-capable ferries have been cancelled. Rising costs and management concerns have been cited by the New Zealand government. Analysis says the projected demand could…

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