The New Zealand Defence Force plane that the Prime Minister used has broken down. Photo: NZ HeraldThe New Zealand Defence Force plane that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used to travel to Australia has broken down. Ms Ardern was meant to fly back to New Zealand tonight, but issues with the aircraft have kept it grounded. It is unclear at this stage if Ms Ardern will be flying to New Zealand commercially, or remaining in Australia. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said she was not able to say if Ms Ardern would be flying out commercially tonight for "security reasons".

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2019 06:11 UTC