{
  "id": 16939268,
  "title": "Ferry replacement project hit government's $1.7b ceiling in June",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ferry-replacement-project-hit-governments-1-7b-ceiling-in-june",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T17:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/2211887/ferry-replacement-project-hit-government-s-1-point-7b-ceiling-in-june"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A review says the lack of detailed business cases with \"no clear economic framework such as a cost-benefit analysis\" means the project has limited decision-making transparency, and gives limited confidence it will lead to the best outcome.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}