DescriptionThe launch of ARATERE (ARASIX) on 4 September 1998 at H J Barreras Shipbuilders, Vigo, Spain. Arasix was the name given to the ship before its official name was made known. It was the sixth ferry built for New Zealand railways and was originally owned by Arasix Shipping, registered in Burmuda and chartered to Interisland Line. After the New Zealand Government purchased back the rail and ferry service ARATERE was purchased by the then called KiwiRail. Date posted4th March 2011ContributorJ A Brown
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). Aratere. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 29th Jun 2022 13:09, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/801
