DEV Aratere is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand.

The shipbuilding contract for the new vessel, named Aratere, was awarded to Hijos de J. Barreras in Vigo, Spain.

The following day, the couplings connecting the gearboxes with the port motors failed, leaving Aratere adrift in the South Atlantic.

[6] In 2011, Aratere underwent a $52 million refit at the Sembawang shipyard in Singapore,[7] increasing her capacity from 360 to 600 passengers.

There is no official relationship between these incidents, though the media have stoked speculation that the ferry may be jinxed and she has earned the nickname "El Lemon".