The incident, which occurred last week in Arthur’s Pass National Park northwest of Christchurch, is believed to be the first time Apple’s innovative new feature has been successfully used in the ANZ region. 

The report makes no findings about the crash at Caboolture Airfield in Queensland on 28 July but establishes the sequence of events that led to the accident which killed the Jabiru’s pilot David Maddern and his wife Jan Maddern.

News Corp papers reported last week that Qantas frequent flyer points have dropped in value over the past 30 years, saying the same amount of points that would have bought a first-class return seat to London in 1996 will now buy a coffee machine.

State Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti has reiterated calls for the Flying Kangaroo to shift all operations to the Airport Central precinct, which handles all international flights other than Qantas. The national carrier currently uses Terminal 3 for international services, 20 minutes away by car or bus.