A passenger on a flight from Hamilton said the pilot announced fog had set in earlier than expected in Christchurch and the plane would have to be diverted back.
The Queenstown Airport CEO has speculated a mallard duck being "ingested" into a plane's engine was to blame for last night's "horrifying" flight out of the resort.
An Air New Zealand flight from Queenstown to Christchurch failed to take off twice on Sunday after a suspected bird strike and an "unrelated warning light".
A BDO Christchurch receivers’ report on the companies behind a luxury hotel described as "beyond five-star" shows creditors are owed more than $30 million.
Air New Zealand has checked pilot seats on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a flight deck mishap may have caused a Latam aircraft to plunge without warning a week ago.
New images have emerged of the Latam plane, which plunged without warning on an Auckland-bound flight, showing its wing heavily covered in tape just days before the terrifying incident.