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Large bird believed to have caused engine fire forcing Queenstown - Melbourne flight to make emergency landing in Invercargill

A large bird is believed to have caused an engine fire, that forced a flight from Queenstown to Melbourne to make an emergency landing in Invercargill last night

18 June 2024

Passengers are heading back to Melbourne today.

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Other Lower South Island News

28 Sep: The Government's being urged to stop the push towards forestry, in the wake of the proposed closure of the Timaru meatworks

27 Sep: A change in how farmers are using their land - is having flow-on effects for meat processing plants

27 Sep: A sad day for Timaru -- with hundreds of meatwork jobs potentially on the line

23 Sep: A person has died after a car went off the side of Summit Road in Christchurch

18 Sep: Southland stalwart Josh Bekhuis is embracing the upside of their busy schedule in rugby's NPC

14 Sep: Nine properties in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown have been confiscated over links to an alleged tobacco black market operation

14 Sep: Southland are looking for answers after their 41-29 NPC rugby defeat by Canterbury in Invercargill

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The All Blacks captain and Wallabies coach are both pointing to one moment from the 33-13 win by New Zealand in the capital More...

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Today's News

Accident and Emergency:
A missing snorkeller has been found dead by rescue crews in Kaikoura 7:47

Soccer:
Liverpool have moved to the top of the Premier League football ladder with a 2-1 win away over Wolves 7:37

Rugby:
The All Blacks captain and Wallabies coach are both pointing to one moment from the 33-13 win by New Zealand in the capital 7:27

Rugby League:
The Melbourne Storm will face the Penrith Panthers in the NRL grand final next Sunday after the latter secured a 26-6 victory over the Sharks in the second preliminary final in Sydney 7:17

Environment:
At least 66 people have died in flooding and landslides in Nepal 7:07

Business:
New Zealand exporters are making the most of our green reputation - to attract more global interest 6:27

Rugby:
It's been 23 long years - but the Wallabies are taking their second half revival in Sydney as proof they can beat the All Blacks on home soil tonight 21:56

Rugby:
All Blacks come from behind to beat Wallabies 33-13 in Bledisloe Cup in Wellington 21:37

Rugby:
The Wallabies might have slumped to 10th in the world rankings, but the All Blacks insist that memo has not passed their desks 21:16

International:
IDF responds to rockets being launched into Israel after surface-to-surface missiles fall in open areas — as it happened 19:57

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