Kia ora is a Maori phrase used in New Zealand as a greeting, for thanking someone, or for saying goodbye.If you love travelling to see breath-taking locales, this could come in handy come Oct 28, when the non-stop service between Singapore and Christchurch resumes.Air New Zealand previously operated five weekly flights from Singapore to New Zealand but stopped doing so in February 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The route, which will operate three days a week, will be flown by the airline's retrofitted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.More fittingly, all 14 of Air New Zealand's 272-seat Boeing 787-9 underwent nose-to-tail retrofit in Singapore by ST Engineering.Retrofitting of seven of the aircraft were reportedly completed in end-2025, with the remaining slated for completion by the end of this year.Apart from new seats in every cabin, the planes will feature all-new inflight entertainment system, larger inflight entertainment screens, clever stowage options, and additional privacy in premium cabins. Read more