As the regional embodiment of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the New Zealand Division is a multi-disciplinary organisation dedicated to the advancement of the aviation and aerospace community across the country.
Royal Aeronautical Society NZ Division Symposium 2025
31 October 2025- Aviation in New Zealand's FutureThe role Aviation and Aerospace may play in New Zealand’s growth and future.
Parliament, Wellington
News and Events
Wellington End of Year Function
Thursday 28 November - Branch End of Year Function, 5:00pm for 5:30pm start Saigon Restaurant and Bar, 126 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington"Discover the true flavours of Vietnam at Saigon Restaurant & Bar. Enjoy delicious Pho, spring rolls, and more in a...
2024 Symposium- Disruption and Disruptors in the Aerospace Sector
Details Post Covid, the aviation sector has changed across the board and is continuing to change. This year we will hear from presenters as they discuss specific events, technologies or issues from their own part of the sector that has disrupted or is likely to...
CPD – Ocean Flyer
Ocean Flyer will start operating fully electric seagliders in New Zealand from 2025. Seagliders will be sustainable, fast, comfortable and affordable. The seaglider is a wing-in-ground-effect craft that operates a few meters off the water's surface and couples the...
Branch news
Bay of Plenty Branch Meeting 1 August 2025
WHEN: Friday 1 August 2025WHERE: Boeing Room Classic Flyers. 9 Jean Batten Place, Mount Maunganui.SUBJECT:The Presenter for our meeting is Graham Dainty. Graham Dainty was born in Wiltshire 2 months before VE Day, and has lived in many places within the United Kingdom...
Wellington Branch Meeting Thursday 24 July 2025
WHEN: Thursday 24 July - 5:30pm for 6:00pm start WHERE: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand,Level 15, Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston St., Wellington SUBJECT: "UK Reaper (MQ-9) Programme – Engineering Management Challenges”by Rebecca Langton Within the unclassified...
Aviation talks at faculty of Engineering: a RAeS & UoA / UAC(academic) shared series September Meeting
15-September 12:00 – 1:00pm University of Auckland. 12pm. Lecture theatre 405-470. * The Monday Midday seminar link to join Zoom meetings is: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/98461140225 The Space Shuttle Challenger accident and the risks of human spaceflight In this...
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