From the news: “The two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook. Minister for Rail Winston Peters has also confirmed KiwiRail will operate the ferries, once they arrive in 2029. The government is buying two rail-enabled ferries, to be built by Guangzhou Shipyard in China, to replace the current ageing fleet.”
Some Far Left extremists were, as expected, unhappy about the choice of ‘Cook’:
Kupe iks known as Kupe.
Cook is a common surname and activity. There is only one famous Captain Cook, seafarer, explorer, intelligent, keeping his crew alive because of Viatmin C The second ferry should be called Captain Cook.
It should be fairly apparent who the namesake is?