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
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...
The 37th Annual Symposium
Friday 03 November 2023, Wellington Our Sector: Aviation and Aerospace in Aoteoroa As we come out of Covid and start to be faced with new challenges and opportunities, this year's symposium is focusing on the overall sector and exploring how each sector is impacted...
2023 Symposium- Our Sector: Aviation and Aerospace in Aotearoa
Our Sector: Aviation and Aerospace in Aoteoroa DETAILS As we come out of Covid and start to be faced with new challenges and opportunities, this year's symposium is focusing on the overall sector and exploring how each sector is impacted and adapting. Each speaker...
Branch news
Auckland Branch – June Meeting
When: 6 pm for 6.30pm start Wednesday 18th June 2025 Air New Zealand Building, 185 Fanshawe Street, Victoria Park North, Auckland CBD. – main entrance through the courtyard at the back (harbour side) of the building. Presentation: Flying fossils: Operating, Owning and...
Bay of Plenty Branch Meeting 7 March 2025
WHEN: Friday 7 March 2025WHERE: Boeing Room Classic Flyers. 9 Jean Batten Place, Mount Maunganui.SUBJECT:The presenter for our Friday 07 March meeting is Aaron Lewis. Aaron is the Campaign Director for Leonardo Helicopters based in New Zealand but working across Asia...
Canterbury Branch Programme of Events
This is the 2025 Branch programme for the next 5 months - 18 February - "The Dark Art of Warfare - Electromagnetic Manipulation". Speaker Phillip Harrall. Venue - Air Force Museum (AFM) at 19:30 18 March - "Christchurch Air Traffic Control". Speaker Clint Bowles....
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