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submitted 22 hours ago by Ilovethebomb to c/newzealand

Two million dollars worth of aircraft is an insane amount of money, I'm genuinely amazed by this.

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[-] Hal@piefed.nz 1 points 10 minutes ago

I'm also surprised! They charged $4k-7k per trip, did at least 6, and got a $22k fine. When they forfeited the helicopters, does that mean they are being fined another $2m in assets? Seems out of proportion to what you'd expect, even though it was clearly deliberate and they kept going despite being warned to stop.

this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2026
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