Category: NZ News

Billing itself as the “official airline of Middle-earth”, Air New Zealand will turn a pair of its aircraft into flying advertisements for The Hobbit films as it seeks to capitalise on the expected popularity of the The Lord of the Rings prequels. As part of a two-year partnership with Warner Bros, the airline will repaint

Kaman Corporation says that it has received permission from the US State Department to negotiate a possible sale of more Super Seasprite helicopters to New Zealand. According to a statement issued from the company, the potential sale would include eleven SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters a full motion flight simulator, training aids, spares inventory, publications and

An Air New Zealand Boeing 737 captain is taking on a grueling challenge to run seven marathons in seven continents in seven days in July to raise money for charity. With his ‘777′ project, Captain Mike Allsop is aiming to become the first New Zealander to complete the challenge, which will see him run marathons

On Wednesday Christchurch experienced it’s first snow “dump” of the year.  It started snowing at 0700 and heavy snow continued falling until late afternoon. Christchurch International Airport staff went into a well-practiced snow clearing routine. The runway was cleared regularly but some snow was settling and there was considerable fluctuations in visibility. The terminal ran