https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/hercules-retirement-flights-added/

Flyover times here.

The Schedule is here , they are basically flying down the west coast to Invercargill today, and back up the east coast of the South Island tomorrow, tip over into wellington and finish at Woodburne (Blenheim) 

https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/hercules-retirement-flights-added/

Monday 3rd February 2025
Location    Time
Whenuapai (takeoff)    1250
Auckland City    1252
Port Waikato    1304
Raglan    1311
New Plymouth    1337
Hawera    1357
Whanganui    1408
Ohakea    1415
Palmerston North    1419
Paraparaumu    1431
Porirua    1436
Nelson    1459
Murchison    1513
Westport    1523
Greymouth    1540
Fox Glacier    1603
Aoraki/Mt Cook    1606
Twizel    1617
Omarama    1621
Hawea    1631
Wanaka    1632
Alexandra    1645
Cromwell    1649
Queenstown    1655
Te Anau    1711
Tuatapere    1724
Riverton    1731
Invercargill (land)    1735
 

Tuesday 4th February 2025
Location    Time
Invercargill (takeoff)    1045
Gore    1054
Nugget Point    1108
Balclutha    1112
Dunedin Airport    1120
Dunedin City    1123
Oamaru    1138
Timaru    1155
Geraldine    1200
Ashburton    1207
Darfield    1215
Burnham    1219
Christchurch Airport    1222
Christchurch City    1225
Hanmer Springs    1243
Kaikoura    1300
Trentham    1328
Wellington City    1332
Woodbourne (land)    1344

Nearly at Queenstown https://www.flightradar24.com/HERBLK/38fb01a4 

If anyone is concerned about the retirement of these workhorses, there's no need to worry, as the five H models have been replaced by brand new J models.

A direct five-for-five upgrade.

Now lets see the new ones crack out another 60 years of service!

Unfortunately they  seem to be flying down  the west  side of the north island .  Nothing in the BOP 

old3eyes:

 

Unfortunately they  seem to be flying down  the west  side of the north island .  Nothing in the BOP 

 

They may make the return journey to Whenuapai via the East Coast? 

Handsomedan:

 

old3eyes:

 

Unfortunately they  seem to be flying down  the west  side of the north island .  Nothing in the BOP 

 

 

They may make the return journey to Whenuapai via the East Coast? 

 

Wellington fly-over. Bit of a long distance shot from Karori looking towards Northland and Petone in distance.

So much for Trentham at 1228...looks like they did a lap of the harbour and called it a day. 

Ge0rge:

 

So much for Trentham at 1228...looks like they did a lap of the harbour and called it a day.

Yes they didn't even head up that way. Flight Radar shows plenty of loops around Blenheim/Woodbourne though.

Ge0rge:

 

So much for Trentham at 1228...looks like they did a lap of the harbour and called it a day. 

 

larknz:

 

Ge0rge:

 

So much for Trentham at 1228...looks like they did a lap of the harbour and called it a day. 

 

They missed Ashburton, Darfield and Hanmer Springs as well, even though they were on the schedule. I assume that they were running late.

 

Over the Wellington Harbour, looking from Johnsonville:

A couple of minutes of video from various locations courtesy of Stuff amalgamating others' footage https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360569358/final-ever-flypast-iconic-nz-aircraft-set-take 

One of them is going to the Air Force Museum at Wigram and is being flown in. 

Now that is something I'd be keen to see.