Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government's grilling in Parliament following ferry announcement - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Prime Minister has put on a brave face in the House today, deflecting question after question on a somewhat lacklustre announcement concerning the new ferries.

The Government has revealed the next steps for replacing the ageing Interislander ships - but experts have raised a few questions.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it feels like the Government's gone completely off track.

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