Weekend spotting trip to Auckland.

 Over Matariki public holiday weekend here in NZ,I  drove up to visit relatives at Ardmore so jumping at the chance to visit Ardmore and Auckland Int on the 11th July.

Here is a collection of the highlights at both venues.

Ardmore

Auckland 

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