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Birthday Parties
Mission: Best birthday ever
Zip up a flight suit, grab your dog tags, and dive into a fully hosted birthday “mission”. From air & sea adventures for preschoolers to rescue and cadet challenges for older children. Our Programmes team runs the activities, the children get awesome photo moments (and party bags), and you can add catering through our café.
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Latest Exhibition
Victory!
It is 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
Our Victory exhibition, upstairs in the atrium, marks this significant milestone in world history, and the story of the RNZAF.
Victory includes images and memories of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day which have been sourced from photographs, letters, postcards and personal histories in our collection.
Victory includes insights into how Kiwis celebrated, and how they felt.
Many found it difficult to rejoice after so much loss and suffering.
You’re welcome to come along and learn all about the end of World War Two with us.
Exhibition
The Mighty Hercules
The Mighty Hercules exhibition is on in the Cochrane Gallery upstairs in our atrium. Come and visit and learn all about this extraordinary aircraft.
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Update
Overseas visitor charge
A $15 entry charge was introduced for all international visitors to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand from 31 March 2025. Tickets available online or from our Welcome Desk on arrival.
The charge is required to cover rising costs and to contribute to our new $20 million extension to house the newest members of our collection – our historic Hercules and Orion aircraft.
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Our Aircraft
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A squeeze but thankfully it all worked out! Incredible job team ♥️
MALL TIGER!: RNZAF de Havilland Tiger Moth NZ825 has a new temporary home in Christchurch.
The retired biplane is taking centre stage at Westfield Riccarton as a reminder of the service and sacrifice of thousands of New Zealanders in the lead-up to this year's Anzac Day.
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force operated 335 Tiger Moths between 1939 and 1956, and these simple but robust little trainers played helped prepare the more than 7000 Kiwi pilots who headed overseas to fight in World War Two.
The aircraft were in such strong demand that de Havilland set up factories in New Zealand and Australia to build them, making them an Anzac aircraft.
Huge thanks to Westfield Riccarton for donating us the space to tell our Anzac story in such a fantastic way - NZ825 hasn't been out in the wild for a year or two.
Even bigger thanks to our museum team - Zach, PJ, Jim, Barf, Raz, Alan and Darren for going the extra mile to install the aircraft after hours.
It was a bit of a squeeze, as you can see, but NZ825 looks brilliant in its new home away from home.
Please come along and have a look at this plucky little yellow aircraft, and learn its#dehavillandtigermothd#AnzacDay2026z#westfieldriccartondriccarton ... See MoreSee Less
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I love this so much! 😍
This is just awesome.... looks amazing....
Steven Hilton This was the one that was in front of us last night on the way home. So cool 😃
What a terrific idea, well done all!
Katelyn Harvey Lincoln saw 2 of these in the air when he was coming to my place after warbirds over wanaka. He might like to see it close up
Amazing. You don't see many planes in malls ;)
Thats awesome team!! Well done!
We’re so proud to be able to have the Tiger Moth in centre! Thank you for trusting us, we can’t wait for everyone to visit ♥️
Well done to all involved bring back some history 👏
Bri Mcgregor this is how they got it in lol
Loved seeing this today. Your skills getting it to it's visiting place are amazing team!
Noel Rogers
Mike Dodge
Jamie Johnson
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Michelle Ngatai
Wow!
Awesome 👌
Well done team effort 👌
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IS THAT A TIGER MOTH AT SOCKBURN ROUNDABOUT?: Operation Anzac Tiger is in full swing.
Our de Havilland Tiger Moth has successfully navigated the Sockburn roundabout (thanks Neil from Parks Towing @parks) and is safely at its destination.
We’re moving RNZAF Tiger Moth NZ825 to a new location for a few weeks to commemorate the thousands of Kiwi aviators who learned to fly in Tiger Moths before heading off to the war In Europe, North Africa, South-east Asia and the Pacific.
We’ll send pictures and details of its new home once it is safely in place and all put back together later tonight.
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Not far now , you'll be at Westfield soon.
Mike Dodge