A ferry service between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga could be on the way in 2025.
Auckland water taxi company Hauraki Express is prepared to build two ferries for the service if local councils will subsidise the fares.
It would begin as a two-year trial with the goal of becoming a permanent service that could expand to include new routes in time, said Hauraki Express director Peter Bourke.
The ferries would run from Salisbury Wharf in downtown Mount Maunganui to Tauranga city centre.
