18 Mar 2026

Around the motu: Piers Fuller

From Nine To Noon, 10:49 am on 18 March 2026
Flight corridors and parking space at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton were at an absolute premium late yesterday afternoon as more than 60 aircraft from the Around New Zealand Air Safari 2010 landed.

Photo: Supplied / Wairarapa Times-Age

Piers talks about the push from Masterton for a return of direct flights from the local airport, a drive to get a local dialysis unit, a successful Gold Shears and volunteers to help maintain and improve the miniature railway in Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton.