The Royal New Zealand Air Force in Oceana announced on December 19, 2024, that their iconic Boeing 757 transports needed replacement due to increasing operating costs. The two main contenders are ...

A member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Red Checkers squad died when he overcorrected while performing a manoeuvre he had not been trained in, a Court of Inquiry has found. Squadron ...

The RNZAF’s new C-130J-30 Hercules will soon take over the Defence Force’s annual support of New Zealand and US Antarctic programmes. The first ice flight for the just-delivered Hercules is scheduled ...

A family desperately searching for one of their own lost at sea have succeeded in gaining help from the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Tauranga man Peter Blair has this afternoon confirmed an Orion ...

New Zealand has begun the process of replacing its six decades-old Lockheed Martin C-130H transport aircraft after it took delivery of the first of five C-130J-30s. In 2020 , the country announced it ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit Sydney on Wednesday to meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his first official trip abroad - but he doesn’t yet know how ...

The RNZAF’s NH90 helicopter fleet has been updated with software and equipment that will now allow the aircraft to better integrate into New Zealand’s controlled airspace. Capability Development ...

Wanaka: The first time the Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 displayed at Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow the pilot was Wing Commander Tony Davies who was then Commanding Officer ...

US pilots will fly the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to New Zealand following delivery from manufacturer Boeing. The maiden flight of the ...

CAMEO: A RNZAF Iroquois takes off after dropping off the Survivors. New Zealand's nearly retired Iroquois helicopters are big stars on US television's Survivor: Heroes vs Villains. Filmed in Samoa ...

Timaru Girls High School student Kristie Goodsir who attended School to Skies, a week-long intensive camp for Year 13 girls at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. SUPPLIED / The-Timaru-Herald ...