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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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Today's News

Rugby:
Coach Scott Robertson feels the All Blacks have taken a step forward in the 33-13 triumph over the Wallabies at Sky Stadium 9:37

Rugby League:
Nathan Cleary has downplayed fears over the his fitness after he failed to finish Penrith's 26-6 preliminary NRL final win over Cronulla 9:27

International:
Hassan Nasrallah turned Hezbollah from an Islamist militia into a political force that will outlive him 9:17

International:
What happens with Trump's criminal cases if he wins the election? 9:17

International:
Israel 'determined to keep fighting' in Lebanon despite assassinating Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah 8:37

Health & Safety:
More people are discovering their lung cancer diagnosis in emergency rooms, not through their GP 8:17

Accident and Emergency:
Police are providing support to the family of a missing snorkeller, found dead by rescue crews in Kaikoura 8:07

Sailing:
Day two of the America's Cup challenger series between Ineos Britannia and Luna Rossa has been timed out 8:07

Cricket:
The Black Caps have recorded their 19th lowest test score in history, getting rolled for 88 by Sri Lanka on day three of the second cricket test in Galle 7:57

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

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