Anzac Day Flypasts 2025

Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons will be conducting flypasts around the country on Friday, 25 April 2025 to commemorate Anzac Day.

23 April, 2025

Multiple flights will be occurring at the same time; all are subject to weather conditions and operational requirements.

People looking skyward will be able to catch a glimpse of a range of aircraft, including the NH90 helicopter, Boeing P-8A Poseidon, T-6C Texan II, SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopter, and the Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand.

See the schedule below to see if they'll be flying near you. All times are approximate. Check this page for any updates.

Page updated: 23 April 2025

Two NH90 helicopters (No. 3 Squadron)

0550	Bulls RSA
0555	Feilding RSA
0600	Te Marae o Hine - The Square, Palmerston North
0610	Foxton RSA
0615	Levin
0620	Otaki and District Memorial RSA
0627	Paraparaumu Memorial RSA
0640	Pukeahu National War Memorial, Wellington
0645	Lower Hutt RSA
0648	Upper Hutt RSA
0705	Masterton RSA
0730	Dannevirke RSA
0738	Woodville and Districts RSA

SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopter (No. 6 Squadron)

0634	Auckland Domain
1030	Henderson RSA
1030	Swanson Memorial RSA
1100	Kaipara RSA

P-8A Poseidon (No. 5 Squadron)

0830	Depart Base Ohakea
0857	Collingwood RSA, Tasman
0900	Golden Bay RSA, Tasman
0915	Trafalgar Street, Nelson
0930	Picton township (north to south approach via Queen Charlotte Sound)
1100	RNZAF Museum, Christchurch
1115	Timaru Caroline Bay
1125	Waimate Events Centre
1145	Dunedin RSA (via Dunedin Harbour)
1300	Arrive at Base Ohakea

Four T-6C Texan II (No. 14 Squadron)

1021	Okato War Memorial
1025	War Cenotaph, Cnr Queens and St Aubyn St, New Plymouth
1100	Hamilton Memorial Park

Air Force Heritage Flight of NZ

One T-6C Texan II, Spitfire PV270 and P-51D Mustang aircraft. For updates check out the Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand Facebook page(external link)

0940	Base Ohakea
	Sanson
	Rongotea
	Tangimoana School
	Himatangi (beach front)
	Foxton Beach (beach front)
	Levin - SH1
	Speldhurst Country Estate (former RNZAF Station Levin-Weraroa)
	Shannon
	Tokomaru
	Longburn
1000	Te Marae o Hine - The Square, Palmerston North
	Hiwinui School
	Ashhurst
	Pohangina
	Apiti
	Hunterville
	Fordell
	Aramoho Cemetery
	Whanganui War Memorial Centre
	Turakina
	Marton
	Halcombe
	Feilding (clock tower)
	Bulls

Learn more about Anzac Day

Anzac Day, 25 April, is New Zealand's most important day of national commemoration. It marks the anniversary of the first major action by New Zealand and Australian forces during the First World War, landing on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

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