RNZAF Black Falcons take to Northland skies this weekend

The RNZAF Black Falcons will tour much of the North Island this weekend. Photo / New Zealand Defence Force

Once they refuel on Saturday, the team will conduct an afternoon flight around the Coromandel Peninsula to Waihī, before returning to Whenuapai.

On Sunday, they will cover Gisborne via Waikato, Bay of Plenty and East Cape, and land at Gisborne before refuelling and heading back to their home of RNZAF Base Ōhākea.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Black Falcons aerobatic team will fly over Northland on Saturday. Photo / New Zealand Defence Force

All stages of the tour are weather-dependent and subject to operational considerations.

Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.