The Interislander ferry only recently underwent wet dock maintenance, which included the replacement of its steering system.

The grounding of the Aratere ferry is a wake-up call for the coalition government to invest in new vessels and infrastructure, critics say.

Nadine Taylor says the grounding of the Aratere near Picton has raised questions about how KiwiRail is looking after its Interislander ferries.

The Aratere has been refloated - but when it's back in Picton can't move again until it gets the all-clear from investigators.

The Aratere grounding shows the fragility of the link between the North and South islands, Transporting NZ says.

Interislander's three ferries were all built in the 1990s and have been hit by mechanical problems in recent years.

The government has said the timing is not related to the recent grounding of the state-owned enterprise's ferry Aratere.

The government was "highly unimpressed" with KiwiRail's ferry maintenance standards, Simeon Brown said earlier this week.

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Locals are disappointed that improvements to the marshalling area on the Ardgour side have been omitted from the multi-million pound project.