Hunter Minister and Newcastle MP Jodi McKay is asking property owner Newcastle City Council to reconsider its stance on ruling out the wharf as a potential home berth.

Councillors knocked the idea on the head last month when asked to contribute $20,000 towards a $40,000 cruise ship terminal feasibility study.

The state government was to pay the other half.

Queens Wharf and two state sites, the channel berth at Dyke Point and the old pilot station, were to be assessed.

The council decided on July 6 not to finance the study because other levels of government and the cruise industry would be responsible for developing a terminal.

But the local authority noted a preference for Dyke Point.

Ms McKay has since written to general manager Lindy Hyam asking the council to include Queens Wharf in the study.

That proposal will be put to councillors tomorrow.

A council report recommends including Queens Wharf, with a proviso that City Hall could not guarantee putting money towards redevelopment if the site was earmarked as a terminal.

Lord mayor John Tate said the council had made a decision, and it was the correct one.

"And now we see a dubious proposition being pushed by the minister, Jodi McKay," he said.

A spokesman for Ms McKay said council staff had been working co-operatively with the government on possible locations for a permanent cruise ship terminal.

"It is disappointing that the lord mayor has not shown the same level of co-operation," he said.

"The minister remains committed to delivering a permanent cruise ship terminal in Newcastle.

"To ensure the most suitable site is selected, all possible locations, which includes Queens Wharf, should be included as part of a comprehensive feasibility study."