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The Mahon report controversy

When the Commission of Inquiry’s report (known as the Mahon report) was released in 1981, Air New Zealand promptly rejected its findings. The airline, which was said in the report to have deceived the inquiry, sought a judicial review of the judgement.

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Reference: Evening Post, 28 April 1981

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Air crashes - The 1979 Erebus crash ', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/6559/the-mahon-report-controversy (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 12 Jun 2006