'There is a need': Passenger ferry proposed between Vancouver, Gibsons and Bowen Island - New CalMac ferry booked in for snagging repairs - 'Part of island life': Commuters making the best of Bowen ferry outage - Analysis: Will Cook Strait Interislander ferries be privatised? Not on Winston Peters' watch - High winds halt ferries and disrupt rail travel - 'The town will die': Fears for future of Ardrossan as Arran ferries stop - Ship at centre of long-running ferries fiasco formally begins sailings - In pictures: Passengers enjoy Glen Sannox as ferry enters service with Arran route - Cook Strait ferry cancellations: Bad weather cans more sailings as holiday-makers return home for work - New Interislander ferries: Majority of Kiwis want rail-enabled boats across Cook Strait - Horizons Research poll