Quite happily agree with`Angle of Attack. For concise, calm, & absolutely correct reporting of any incident anywhere, the TV news, Newspapers etc should be the last place one should look. The only two people who know what really went on, are the two F/D, I understand & assume they have been debriefed by Air NZ.
Unfortunately, random drug testing is here to stay, yes a right pain in the rear, I accept, but it's here permanently & we have to live with it. I also totally agree, it's almost a total waste of everybody's time & as in this case, I think,throws a needless spanner into the Crew's pre flight preparation.
Over 38 years in the industry, I think my percentage of on time departures, would be somewhere about the 25% mark!
In a couple of weeks, self & herself are returning from PER to AKL on NZ 176, hope all is cleared up by then.