Press Release – Wings Over Wairarapa Air Show B52 at Wings Over Wairarapa 2021 by Peter McDonald. While the weather gods shone on the Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival being staged in Masterton this weekend, the Covid gods did not. Last night, following the Governments announcement regarding …
B52 at Wings Over Wairarapa 2021 by Peter McDonald.
While the weather gods shone on the Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival being staged in Masterton this weekend, the Covid gods did not.
Last night, following the Government’s announcement regarding a change of Alert levels to New Zealand with the Wairarapa moving to Alert Level 2, organisers of the three-day event made the call to cancel Sunday’s air show. Chair of the Wings Trust Board Bob Francis said he was disappointed to cancel the third and final day and acknowledged many ticket holders will be feeling the same way. However he took heart that two of three fantastic days of the Air Festival had taken place.
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 12:33 pm
The New Zealand Defence Force is always proud to support
the Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival and this year is no
exception.
Visitors to this weekend’s three-day
event being held at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton can expect
to see the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s NH90 Medium
Utility Helicopter, A109 Light Utility Helicopter, T-6C
Texan II and a C-130H (NZ) Hercules aircraft.
In
addition vehicles from the New Zealand Army include Light
Armoured Vehicle (LAV), Bushmaster, HMEE Tractor and a
Polaris MRZR while the Drone Display Team will also be there
too (note: aircraft may change depending on operational
Pippa Wetzell is back for another season of co-hosting Fair Go. New Zealand’s second-longest running television programme returns for 2021, with Pippa Wetzell and Haydn Jones sticking up for the little guy on
Fair Go (Monday, March 1, 7.35pm, TVNZ1). Knowing your consumer rights is first and foremost, as the team tackle issues surrounding open homes, senior citizen discount scams and investigate the food and building industries. Also returning for a second season on the same day is highly acclaimed local crime drama
The Gulf (Monday, March 1, 9pm, Three). Set on Waiheke island, Kate Elliot stars as Detective Jess Savage, who is piecing things together after a car crash left her memory in a less-than-reliable state. After solving mysteries, including her own, she’s now trying to move on with her life, but her new case is not what it seems.
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