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PM's backup plane to China unusual after all.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' trip to China was the first time the Defence Force sent along a dedicated backup plane. The decision attracted international attention and strong criticism from National and ACT, who described it as a source of national embarrassment. At the time, a spokesperson for Hipkins defended having a Plan B to ensure the mission's success. A Defence Force spokesperson also told RNZ the practice was "nothing unusual"

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PM's backup plane to China unusual after all.

An RNZAF 757 departs for the Solomon Islands. Two of the planes were sent to Asia for Chris Hipkins' China trip, with one flying as far as the Philippines as backup. File photo: NZ Defence Force The Defence Force has conceded Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' trip to China was the first time it had sent along a dedicated backup plane, despite earlier defending the practice as "nothing unusual".

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Otago Daily Times broke the news in Otago, New Zealand on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
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