A particularly large visitor from across the ditch drew hundreds of people to Onerahi Airport on Sunday keen to see an Australian Air Force Super Hercules during its visit to Whangārei.
After a two-hour delay, the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules that had been touring New Zealand for the past
week "put on a bit of a show" for the onlookers, Onerahi Airport duty manager Gareth Worswick said.
He said the aircraft performed four touch-and-go landings so that everyone "had a good look at it" before heading back south to Whenuapai, where the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base is located.
From there, the Hercules will return to Australia.
Worswick said at least 300 people gathered around the airport to see the spectacle.
