Photo: NZ HeraldPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government has no plans to interfere in the running of Air New Zealand, despite a warning by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Jones told the company’s regional affairs manager Ian Collier last week to stop “closing down regional air links”. “Air NZ has made a short-sighted decision to end its Kapiti Coast to Auckland service on April 3. National’s spokesperson for economic and regional development, Paul Goldsmith, said if Jones wanted to save regional flights, “good luck to him”. “Parts of New Zealand should be well served by Air New Zealand.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2018 18:22 UTC