4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1693+ words) Nearly 80 years after Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines were first overhauled in Christchurch, the city’s aerospace engineering sector is about to take another big leap into its future, writes aviation journalist Grant Bradley. Later this year, a joint venture between Pratt…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (837+ words) Things change as we get older, don’t they! From age 18 we can vote and buy liquor, and graduate to a full driver licence having passed all the tests. In almost every respect so long as you obey the law, you…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (643+ words) Electric motorcycle manufacturer FTN Motion has had a growth spurt since moving to Hamilton from Wellington two years ago. It launched in Australia last year, recently unveiled a new and faster model, upgraded its original bike the Streetdog, clocked up…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (717+ words) The Napier motor rally team of Ben Harding and daughter Charlotte, ready to race the classic Mazda RX7, which has taken them to fifth place in the National Rally Championship, with two of the six legs to go. Motor rally enthusiasts…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (700+ words) A New Zealand-made trainer aircraft will be exported again as the country enhances its relationship with Thailand. Waikato’s NZAero today said it was restarting export production of its CT-4 Airtrainer after 14 years. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Thai Prime Minister…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (649+ words) Vessev, the Auckland maker of electric hydrofoiling boats, has raised $32.6 million to expand its production and exports. The start-up sold its first 10-passenger, quiet-running VS-9 (the “9″ stands for 9 metres) last year. More recently it made sales in Hobart, Perth and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (126+ words) Motorists have been urged to drive with “extreme caution” because of freezing conditions and heavy ice on State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the stretch of road was closed for heavy vehicles from about…...