Helicopters in Hokitika

Departing Precision Helicopters main base near the Hokitika Gorge today was EC120B ZK-HJU6 which was acquired by the company in early 2024.   Originally imported in late 2016 from Australia this was initially ZK-IHV before progressing through ZK-HVA6 in 2017, and then both ZK-HOA4 and ZK-IQN3 in 2018 before settling on ZK-HJU6 in 2019 !

Based 1km away at the company's hangar site was Precision Helicopters' Bell 206B ZK-HEH5.  This was imported from the USA in 2022 and acquired by the company in late 2024.

And at Hokitika Airport was Anderson Helicopters AS350B2 ZK-HKA3 which has been with the company since importation from the Philippines in late 2002.