A plane carrying 44 people has safely made an emergency landing at Blenheim Airport, despite a nose wheel failure.

I was most excited to be flying home from Los Angeles on the second flight of Air New Zealand's brand new Boeing 777-300ER. I had read glowing reviews of first, business and even cattle class.

The Government has come under criticism for not doing enough to help New Zealanders stranded in Egypt as the upheaval rages on.

A jet aircraft carrying 115 people had to make an emergency landing at Dunedin airport this evening after a bird-strike incident.

You may have noticed that over the holiday period Air New Zealand finally took delivery of the first of its five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

A retired aircraft engineer has revealed what could be the source of a brown substance which has been spattering South Auckland properties.

Another family say they too have had their property splattered by what they think is human excrement dropped from a plane.

Inside the aircraft, passenger Sonu Jaiswal was live streaming the plane's descent seconds before the crash. Video / Supplied / AP

A man is causing a stink after he says his wife, children, car and home were hit by flying human waste.

United Continental's airline network map looks like an atlas attacked by a crayon-wielding 2-year-old.

The air force's 17 mothballed Skyhawk jet fighters look likely to end up as museum pieces or spare parts after a Christmas deadline passed with no sign of any money from the American buyer.