Emergency landing at Auckland AirportSIMON MAUDE / FAIRFAX NZ An Air New Zealand Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 airliner, similar to the one in this photo, made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport on Saturday afternoon. An Air New Zealand plane has made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport. An Auckland Airport spokeswoman said the passengers then safely disembarked. An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said they were investigating the incident and would provide details when they were available. A full scale emergency response was launched after the Fire Service received reports at 2.49pm on Saturday afternoon that an aircraft's engine had shut down.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2016 02:59 UTC