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PM's 757 plane grounded due to fault

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English - March 04, 2024 17:45 - 3 minutes - 3 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, is flying to Melbourne on a commercial flight Tuesday morning, after the Defence Force identified a "maintenance fault" with their Boeing 757 aircraft.
Luxon is heading to meet leaders of Southeast Asian Nations, on the sidelines of a special Australia-ASEAN summit.
He was due to fly out on a Defence Force aircraft around 6am Tuesday.
RNZ political reporter Anneke Smith was meant to be on the flight to Melbourne.
Smith spoke to Corin Dann.