Elton John Christchurch

The Rocket Man star was given special exemption to break curfew at Sydney International Airport on Sunday. The Private Jet belonging to Elton John was shown ...

The singer, 75, had just finished the last Australian show of his historic Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. [Cabin Fever: Iceland passengers stuck in 10 hour snowstorm delighted by surprise gig](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/usa-travel-what-to-do-in-newport-rhode-island/2JJDDP76CSF5L4FULDMWAMA7WA/) [Is a pint really a pint? British traveller's rant sparks heated debate](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/beyonce-checks-into-atlantis-the-royal-dubais-159000-penthouse-suite/EYMM27SPPVBJDKS3YCGUDEF3XM/) [Why one CEO has offered Aussies the chance to work on public holiday ‘out of respect’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/band-trapped-by-snowstorm-on-icelandair-plane-for-10-hours-delight-passengers/DUX5JBE7CNAUBMC6A766A4PLNM/) [Cabin Fever: Iceland passengers stuck in 10 hour snowstorm delighted by surprise gig](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/british-travellers-rant-about-pints-in-new-zealand-gets-heated/IJAAZH2ABFBA3AEZ2IEIVBU6DU/) With two days between shows in Christchurch and Auckland the performer will be making the most of his final farewell to New Zealand. The Private Jet belonging to Elton John was shown to have arrived at Sydney Airport at 12.44am after his final Australian show on Monday, well past the airport’s 11pm noise curfew. The Australian Federal Department of Infrastructure said a specific travel exemption was not granted to the private aircraft but rather to his BD-700 jet type.