New Zealand Defence Force plane breaks down in Port Moresby en route to Tokyo

Air New Zealand had to divert an Auckland to Tokyo flight via Brisbane to pick up a business delegation. The group was travelling with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon when they became stranded in Papua New Guinea. The New Zealand Defence Force Boeing 757 was stopped in Port Moresby for a refuel and bilat when a fuse issue was identified. The Prime Minister was forced to take the rest of the flight to Japan commercially. The plane could still fly short distances, taking the business delegation to Brisbane. It's not the first time a plane drama has held up the Prime Minister earlier in the year he faced similar problems on the way to a summit in Australia.