Sighted in Christchurch area this day 29-07-2012

Refuelled at Rangiora and heading home to the Hakataramea Valley was the Cessna 172L ZK-DAW (c/n 17259737). It belongs to the Small's and lives with its bigger cousin, Cessna U206G ZK-EJH

Sitting at Garden City Helicopters was the Robinson R44 Raven 11 ZK-IWF (c/n 13075)
This was originall ZK-IZA with Izard Pacific Aviation before taking up the initials of its new owner Wayne French of Dunedin. Photo from Bargeldo1

At West Melton was the Cessna 180 ZK-MUZ c/n 30612 as captured by Bargledo1.
See previous blog on this one at:-
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2009/09/cessnas-three-at-nzrt.html

Catch for the day was the Jabiru J400 now registered as ZK-ZMA (c/n 114).
Below is what NZ Aviation News Magazine had to say about it when it hit the register on 15-05-12.

"Between August 2003 and January 2004 Brent Christiansen of Bright East, Victoria, Australia built a Jabiru J400 with a Jabiru 3300 engine and registered it as VH-ZMX on 20-10-2003. It was sold to Alan Warren of Resebery, Northern Territory on 08-054-2010. Alan has recently imported the aircraft into NZ and it has been registered here as ZK-ZMA."

It is currently undergoing its NZ certification at Rangiora.