Shellharbour Airshow 2026 (Part1)

 Flying out of Tauranga Airport on the 14th May onboard ANZ ATR72 ZK-MVP landing into Auckland Int ,in preparation for my first visit to the Shellharbour Airshow in Australia, I linked up with our group of fellow plane enthusiasts with AIRSHOW TRAVEL Group run by the legendary Peter Head.

Departing at 9am onboard ANZ B787 ZK-NZM we arrived at Sydney Int around midday and headed off by bus for our motel and then Viewing half of  the HARS collection at Shellharbour Airport.

Here is a small section of what was seen on the 14th May 2026

Global Express XRS Visits Tauranga.

 Tauranga had a pleasant surprise on the 12th may 26 with the arrival of Global Express XRS VH-T29 from Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport via customs landing into Auckland before arriving mid afternoon.

It departed after 5.30pm heading back to Auckland.

Queenstown Airport visits over Easter weekend

 Continuing my visits to Queenstown from 3-6th April to coincide with the Wanaka Airshow, this was what was on offer during the Easter weekend. 

DRY Cessna 208 Caravan B
DWV Cessna 206
EMW Cessna 180
HAY Hughes 369
HGJ Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3
HMD Aerospatiale AS350 B2
HPM Eurocopter EC 120 B
HTW Eurocopter AS350 B3
HYB Airbus Helicopters EC130 B2
IBG     Eurocopter EC 130 T2
IDA     Eurocopter AS350 B3
IDE     Eurocopter AS350 B3
IHO     Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3
IJW     Eurocopter AS350 B3
IKW     Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3
IMW Eurocopter EC 130 T2
INT     Eurocopter AS350 B3
IUS     Eurocopter AS350 B3
JCJ     Bombardier Challenger CL-604
KDI     Daher Kodiak Kodiak 100
KDK Daher Kodiak Kodiak 100
LOR Gippsland GA-8 Airvan
MCO Aerospatiale-Alenia ATR72-212A
MMZ Cessna 208 Caravan 
N812RB Gulfstream G550
NHA Airbus A320-271N
NHC Airbus A320-271N
NHD Airbus A320-271N
OCB Dassalt 2000EX
OYC Airbus A321-271NX
RJZ     Cessna 525 CJ2
SKA Cessna 208 Caravan 
SKY Cessna 209 Caravan 
VH-8II Boeing 737 MAX 8
VH-8IK Boeing 737 MAX 8
VH-A5C Airbus A320-251N
VH-VFX Airbus A320-232
VH-VGI Airbus A320-232
VH-VQL Airbus A320-232
VH-VZL Boeing 737-838
VH-VZR Boeing 737-838
VH-X3H Airbus A320-232
VH-XZA Boeing 737-838
VH-XZH Boeing 737-838
VH-XZK Boeing 737-838
VH-YIU Boeing 737-8FE