A plan to have a plan about some ferries

Twelve months after the coalition government torpedoed the new ferry plan it had inherited, along with a wild cost blowout, from the previous government, a much heralded announcement finally arrived, and it was not the decision were hoping for. What does the latest instalment in the great ferry saga tell us about the state of the coalition, with David Seymour getting tutted by the new minister for rail Winston Peters? What kind of ferries will we end up with? And will they ro-ro or won't they ro-ro? Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire grab the wheel.

Plus: what does a glut of new polls tells us about the state of the government as we approach Christmas, and did Christopher Luxon fail to adhere to his own big rock philosophy in coalition negotiations?

[djpomare]

Polynesians navigated the Pacific using star matauranga and inter-laced twigs indicating ocean current patterns. Thousands of years later, the Aratere ferry and the Manawanui sinking in Samoa were both due to the crew's lack of knowledge of the auto pilot system. Now we are asked to trust the advice of Nicky Noboats?

[gordoncooke]

A tunnel through an underwater mountain range in an earthquake prone country speaks volumes about the quality of your commentary 😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂