Rafaella Melo
Rafaella Melo

Reporter·Hawkes Bay Today·

10 Nov, 2025 02:52 AM2 mins to read

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The German and New Zealand air forces are conducting a large-scale training exercise together. Photo / Defence Force

Once on opposite sides of history, the German and New Zealand air forces are now flying together in a large-scale training exercise in Aotearoa’s skies.

On Monday, Hawke’s Bay residents spotted two Luftwaffe aircraft flying overhead as part of training routes stretching from Marlborough in the South Island to Taupō
in the North Island, passing through Dannevirke and Napier.