Elton John's epic commute to collect an Oscar appears to be over - his jet has touched down in Auckland ahead of Saturday's show at Napier's Mission Estate Winery.
The Bombardier Global Express twin-jet landed at Auckland Airport just before 7am this morning after a nine hour and nine minute flight from Honolulu, USA.
Whether the 72-year-old superstar was aboard is unknown.
Similar large cabin business jets to John's can be found retailing online for anywhere between $27 million and $78m.
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