Recently I scanned this photo from Jim Barnett's photo collection. Jim thought it was taken at Opotiki in the mid 1980s:
NZ Civil Aircraft
A blog on New Zealand Civil Aircraft.
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Question Time - Tip Jet helicopter?
Tecnam P92 Eaglet ZK-NSL at Tokoroa 7-3-2026
Mark Pattenden was at Tokoroa last Saturday where he photo'd the Tecnam P92 Eaglet ZK-NSL:
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
The 15th Tiger Moth at Kaipara Flats on 7-3-2026
This is how you move a Tiger Moth around - like a wheelbarrow with the weight balanced over the wheels:
Bruce Lynch's and Arjen Visser's Tiger Moth ZK-ASM was the fifteenth Tiger Moth on the airfield for the Tiger Moth Club flyin.Beta Alia CX300 N401NZ and Beech B200C ZK-RFB at Napier
Last week the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service hosted the Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft at its Napier base (after the end of its lease to Air New Zealand) and it was marked with their name and logo:
This photo shows the Beta Alia with the latest Skyline Aviation Beech B200C ZK-RFB outside the Hawkes Bay Air Ambulance Centre hangar at Napier. It gives an good idea of the size of the Beta Alia.Monday, 9 March 2026
Vans Aircraft at Kaipara Flats for the Tiger Moth Flyin
The lovely weather over the weekend and the attraction of a lot of Tiger Moths brought several Vans aircraft to Kaipara Flats:
Sunday, 8 March 2026
ZK-JOY in Nelson.
Diesel powered Cherokee warrior ZK-LYD.
Airways Corporation Cheyenne at Nelson.
Nelson Airport on Friday the 6th.
Bill Mannix photographed the Airways Corporation's Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400LS ZK-FIS c/n 42-5527019 as it powered up to Generation Global, having arrived in from Christchurch.
It departed for Paraparaumu and Auckland on the 7th.See here for a short previous post on this aircraft.
Saturday, 7 March 2026
More Tiger Moths at Kaipara Flats Today 7-3-2026
After yesterdays influx of Tiger Moths, two more flew in this morning to make a total of 15 Tiger on the airfield - the biggest gathering of Tiger Moths for many years according to John King (and he should know)
Friday, 6 March 2026
Tiger Moths (and a Jackaroo) at Kaipara Flats Today 6-3-2026
The weather was excellent across the North Island today as eleven Tiger Moths and a Jackaroo arrived at Kaipara Flats airfield from North and South. I tried to get photos of them arriving:




