The KiwiRail ferry, Aratere, ran aground on the evening of 21 June 2024 while undertaking a freight sailing between Picton and Wellington. At the time, there were 39 crew members and eight passengers on board. The vessel grounded at Titoki Bay in Picton Harbour.

KiwiRail was today fined $375,000 and $25,000 costs for the grounding of the Aratere in 2024. It was sentenced under sections 48 and 36 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The KiwiRail ferry...