Tauranga Resident Arrivals and Departures

 It has been a while since a round up on coming and goings of Tauranga residents during the last few months.

Arrivals

ZK-DMB     Vans RV-12 UL arriving from Hastings Bridge Pa.
ZK-ECO     JMB Aircraft VL-3TE-915 LSA arriving from Rangiora
ZK- RAJ     Folland Gnat T1 arriving back from Auckland Area
ZK-RKT      ICP Savanah S  re-registered from ZK-LBQ
ZK-VQM     Piper PA-32R-301T arriving from Nelson

Possible temporary resident.

ZK-EZZ    Quickie Q200   (Normally lives at North Shore]

Departures

ZK-TMR   Grumman AA-5B  Departed to Gisborne.
ZK-EAD    Tecnam P92 Echo Mk II to Ashburton.
ZK-TAG    Cessna 152    departed to Napier.

AOPA Gathering at Te Kowhai Airpark

 Te Kowhai Airpark hosted a AOPA Gathering on the 2oth June 2026 to unfortunately disrupted event with few visitors managing to attend due to low cloud and fog earlier during the morning over the airfield.

However kindness of local aircraft residents opened their hangars to allow us to view what was hiding away in the many hangars on view so thank you .

When the fog lifted ,a planned exodus of aircraft departed Te Kowhai and headed off to nearby Raglan Airfield.

Here was what was on view at Te Kowhai 

Te Kowhai residents.

CJP  Jabiru UL-T
CTF Cessna 150H
CZT Gardan GY-20 Minicab
DBD AESL Airtourer Super 150
DKF Tecnam P92 Echo Mk II
DOQ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
EHA Cessna 172
FDB Flight Design CTLS
FDK Evans VP2
FER Cirrus Design SR22
JAC  Jodel D.18
JHX Zenair Zodiac 601 UL
KFP Tecnam P92 Echo
MXA Eipper Quicksilver MX II
NGZ BRM Aero Bristell S-LSA UL
N5JL Cessna 152H
OFC Cessna 182R
SBD  Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
SRG Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG
TVL JMB Aircraft VL-3TE-915 UL
TYS  Yakovlev Yak 52
TZA Robin DR400/500
ULT SG Aviation Storm 300
VIA  Vans RV-7
WER Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
WPR Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
ZKP Zenith Zodiac CH 601- HD
ZZZ Micro Aviation Bantam B22J

Visitors

BKH Piper PA-18 Cub
CNR Cessna 182R
FMN Cirrus Design SR22
JCG Cessna 170B
N1529B Luscumbe 8E Silvaire
RJE R & B Bearhawk
TEC Cessna 177B Cardinal
TRO Cessna T210R
WIW Piper PA34 Seneca

Nowra RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum

 During my Visit to Shellharbour i joined a group of enthusiasts from an organized tour on the 15th May 2026 to the Australian Navy Base Museum at Nowra (HMAN Albatross) Base and was a interesting attendance with a  guided member of the RAN on a guided tour.

Here is a list of exhibited aircraft at the  RAN Museum.

66-162909 Bell UH-1B Iroquios #5984
A23-028 Pilatus PC-9 #528
A85-460 CAC CA-25 Winjeel #CA25-60
N12-153582 Grumman S-2G Tracker #3382
N13-154903 TA-4G Skyhawk #11933
N13-154911 TA-4G Skyhawk #13784
N14-007 Aermacchi MB-326H #CA30-77
N16-118 Westland Seaking MK50A #WA793
N17-013 Bell 206 B1 Kiowa #44513
N2-43 DC-47A Skytrain #12542
N22-022 Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil #1771
N24-001 Sikorsky S70B Seahawk #70-0461
N24-009 Sikorsky S70B Seahawk (Gate Guardian) #70-0490
N5190 Sopwith Pup Replica #PFA 1582
N7-226 Westland Wessex HAS31 #WA360
N9-882 Bell UH-1B Iroquios #882
VW623 Hawker Sea Fury FB11 #41H-613993
WD826 Sumpermarine Firefly AS6 #F8654
WS101 Westand Scout AH1 #F9490
WZ937 DeHavilland DH112 Sea Venom FAW53 #12779
XA434 Fairy Gannet AS1 #F9304
XD653 Bristol Sycamore HR50 #13071
XG766 DeHavilland Sea Vampire T12 #15641