Planes are able to fly again after a radar fault grounded flights across New Zealand. Airways, which is responsible for controlling all air movements, said there was a fault with its "main air traffic system". "At approximately 1.30pm this afternoon, a fire alarm went off at the building that houses Airways 'Christchurch Radar Centre," Airways said. "There is a fault with our main air traffic system and we are operating on our back up standby system. Fliers were told the air traffic communications was "down for all of NZ".

Source: Otago Daily Times September 30, 2019 01:30 UTC