The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) second Leonardo AW169 ZK-IZB MSN 69083 was delivered to Auckland by ship and the helicopter first noted at the operator's yet to be operational Ardmore base on 05 March 2019. It was officially placed on the NZ register 22 March 2019 as ZK-IZB - the registration in recognition of long standing support from Auckland based radio station ZB, formally known as 1ZB.
Along with sistership ZK-HLH, ZK-IZB has been housed at the ARHT Ardmore base which is still undergoing conversion from its previous role as a helicopter training facility.
I finally caught up with ZK-IZB for the first time on the afternoon of 21 May 2019 and had hoped to catch both 169's on location simultaneously but ZK-HLH was out and about around the Coromandel Peninsula on crew training.
