An Air New Zealand plane flying from Australia to New Zealand was forced to divert to Melbourne after one of the passengers became disruptive and assaulted a crew member, officials say. The suspect was arrested upon landing. The incident happened on Wednesday morning after Air New Zealand Flight 176 had taken off from Perth Airport for a flight to Auckland, which usually takes around 6.5 hours. Australian Federal Police (AFP) said one of the passengers, who was later identified as 23-year-old Swalyn Malaice Jackson Barton-Cookes, was reportedly intoxicated and disruptive. “Flight crew alleged …