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Important update: Interislander industrial action

KiwiRail has received 14 days’ notice of industrial action affecting Interislander services. There are no changes to services at this stage. Our teams are assessing the confirmed notices and working through potential impacts on sailings, freight movements, capacity, and customer bookings. If any bookings, sailings, or freight movements are affected, we will contact impacted customers directly.

Operational Pānui June 2026

Interislander Maintenance Period one-ship timetable, friendly reminders to keep freight moving, our new NZ Connect coastal shipping product, Service Centre contact details.

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