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Canterbury Branch meeting Tuesday 17 November 2026
Venue – Air Force Museum Theatre, Time – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30 Speaker – Trevor Hendry. My Boeing 737 Simulator.
2027 RAeS NZ Division Symposium 17 March: Growing New Zealand’s Aerospace Capability
Theme: How to increase the aerospace industry, foster innovation, increase sovereign defence capability and create more aerospace jobs in New Zealand. Synopsis: There has been a lot of discussion about the need to grow the sector in New Zealand, but...
Wellington Branch Meeting Thursday 15 October 2026
WHEN: Thursday 15 October - 5:30pm for 6:00pm. WHERE: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand, Level 15, Datacom Centre, 55 Featherston St., Wellington. SUBJECT: “Uncrewed aircraft use in practice" by Callum Scully Drawing on his New Zealand Army background and his...
Canterbury Branch Meeting 20th October 2026
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker 1– Rev Dr Richard Waugh QSM. The Erebus Memorial Service Speaker 2- Phillip Harrall AFC, MPhil, FRAeS The Norwegian Campaign of 1940.
Palmerston North November Branch Meeting
The Branch Meeting for November is on Tuesday 10th at 7pm, the venue is Massey University School of Aviation, Airport Drive, Palmerston North. The meeting will be addressed by Mike Zaytsoff on the subject of the formation of the the use of DH Dash-8 aircraft outside...
The Henry Wigram Lecture 22nd September 2026
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30 Honoured guest is David Edwards FRAes, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Royal Aeronautical Society Guest Speaker – Capt. David Morgan OMNZ New Zealand Aviation What Next?
RAeS New Zealand Division Awards
Know of someone who deserves recognition in the aviation or aerospace fields? Then Nominate them today! Nominations close 30 September each year. Every year, New Zealand Aeronautical Trusts Ltd (NZATL) administers a number of trusts that are used to encourage...
Wellington Branch Meeting Thursday 20 August 2026
WHEN: Thursday 20 August - 5:30pm for 6:00pm. WHERE: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand, Level 15, Datacom Centre, 55 Featherston St., Wellington. SUBJECT: “The future of aviation propulsion and a potential pathway” by Peter Johnson Over the last few years we...
Canterbury Branch Meeting 18th August 2026
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker –Brent Hopley Keeping them in the Air
Bay of Plenty Branch Meeting 7 August 2026
WHEN: Friday 7 August 2026WHERE: Boeing Room Classic Flyers. 9 Jean Batten Place, Mount Maunganui.SUBJECT: Our presenter at this meeting will be Wally Gee who will present on the development and subsequent military operations of the Hawker Typhoon during World War Two.