I have previously covered the formation of the Microlight Association of New Zealand (MAANZ) in a post in September 2025, and the link to that post is HERE Prior to the formation of MAANZ several pioneer microlighters had been flying "under the radar" (li... See more
Cathay Pacific Airlines are coming up to their 80th year of flying which started on 24 September 1946, and to celebrate this milestone they have painted one of their Airbus A 350s in a retro (Lettuce Leaf Sandwich!) scheme as worn by their airliners from ... See more
A surprise first time visitor to Kaipara Flats yesterday was the Lake LA 4 Model 250 Renegade ZK-WAI 3 which flew up from North Shore. With 250 HP it sounded pretty grunty on take off! ZK-WAI 3 was registered in New Zealand on 19/12/18 to Dr Mark F Jones ... See more
Over recent years there has been a lot of Beech Staggerwing activity in Central Otago, in Wanaka and more recently in Alexandra: In this photo taken in the Twenty24 Aviation hangar at Wanaka in August 2022 you can see four Staggerwings in various stages o... See more
It has been reported on the Skyfarmers Facebook page that Don Hart flew his Tansavia PL 12U Airtruk ZK-DMZ at Wanaka on 29/12/25, marking its first flight since 1992! I reckon that makes it the only flying Airtruk in New Zealand and possibly in the world.... See more
