Fire and Emergency was on standby for the from Auckland to Napier just before 7.30 this morning - but weren't required.

The aircraft will now go through a mandatory inspection before it is allowed to return to service.

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29 Jan: A notorious mass murderer has been denied parole for the 17th time

28 Jan: Police have arrested a suspect - weeks after a Palmerston North man was shot and seriously injured on Highbury's Marriner Street - on January 12

28 Jan: Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington

27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon

23 Jan: A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral

23 Jan: Eighteen people have been arrested after a targeted operation focused on burglary, firearms offending and drug activity in the Feilding area

17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay

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