Air Chathams backing the Butcher Boys with Heartland Rugby
Air Chathams continues to relish the opportunity to support heartland rugby in the communities we work and live in!
Island Life
Kāpiti Island A serene nature reserve and pest free bird sanctuary just 5km off the Kāpiti Coast.
Final flight of the Convair
It was bittersweet to see her go but nice to know we can visit her whenever we venture to Wānaka!
A Day at the Races
The very first horse race meeting on Chatham Island/Wharekauri/Rekohu was held on Boxing Day 1865 and was organized by Thomas Ritchie and William Hunt. The first horses had arrived on the Island some 20 years earlier, and by the mid-1850s breeding mares were being imported from Sydney in payment for potato crops.
Cheers to the Coast
The bright lights and big cities like Wellington and Auckland have always taken the limelight when it comes to hospitality hot spots, but a host of cool young and old watering holes are now putting the Kāpiti Coast on the map! So here are four great reasons to hit the Coast for your next getaway.
Strength to Strength
You can’t keep a good thing down, the old saying goes, and the Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki is a very good thing.
Home Again
After more than 15 years in Australia, musician and storyteller Ajay Peni Ataera is finally back home on the Chatham Islands; with a new family, material for a new album, and a whole new chapter in life about to begin.
New Flight Extras
Effective February 15th, Air Chathams has rolled out several exciting updates to our flight extras!
The Big Four Oh
For 40 years Air Chathams has been keeping Kiwis across the country in touch, supporting small businesses and larger industries, and connecting remote communities with vital supplies and whānau. It’s been a wild ride, with challenges and opportunities, ups and downs - and now an upcoming book is set to tell the story of the little airline that could.
Investing in the future
At Air Chathams we’re passionate about our environment, and we know that reaching sustainability is going to be a marathon not a sprint. So we’re making sure we’re in it for the long haul and focussing first on our own backyard and spiritual home – the Chatham Islands.
Beached whale stranding on Chatham Island hit the media
Friday, 7 October 2022 brought shock and sadness to many Kiwis as news of a mass whale stranding on Chatham Island hit the media. Soon the story was picked up in Europe and America, largely because of the size of the stranding and the fact that so many whales had died; in all, around 250 had drowned or been euthanised and images of a pristine beach littered with whale carcasses flashed around the world.