For 60 years the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules fleet has served New Zealand at home and around the world and now the mighty workhorses are about to take their final bow.

From Antarctic rescues to combat zones to crocodile relocations, the fleet clocked up 155,000 hours of flight time and ...

Sexual abuse victim Mariya Taylor has failed in her bid to win exemplary damages from the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the treatment she received from former sergeant Robert Gr ...

The fleet officially retired at the end of January and the planes are taking the nationwide bow before travelling to RNZAF Base Woodbourne, where four of them will remain. One will go on display ...

New Zealand has completed its transition to Lockheed Martin's J-model Hercules, with its last operational flights with the ...

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The Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet has been retired from service and have been flying over the country as a final farewell After more than 100,000 take-offs and landings and 60 years in the ...

Crew and passengers who were on board the HMNZS Manawanui when it grounded on a reef in Samoa are arriving back in Auckland tonight aboard an air force C-130 Hercules. Seventy-five people were ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel disembark an Air Force C-130H at Base Auckland on their return to New Zealand from Vanuatu. Photo/Supplied. Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H ...

C-130H Hercules fleet has been a cornerstone of New Zealand’s air transport capability, serving both at home and abroad.