14 August 2026

Australia tourist arrivals in New Zealand hit record

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Caption:Queentsown airport had the second growth in overseas visitor arrivals in South Island, exceeded by Christchurch. Photo credit:Queenstown Airport Nine per cent more overseas visitors arrived in ...

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Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The chief executive of the commonwealth-owned Airservices Australia, Rob Sharp, said he did not believe the incident met the reporting threshold given the substantial distance between the Virgin plane and a Qantas aircraft crossing the runway in front of it on Sunday.

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Australia tourist arrivals in New Zealand hit record

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