FLYING HOPE AND HEALING INTO REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

Supporting Bible Translation and Literacy in Liberia

February 25th 2021MAF partners Aaron and Amy Speitelsbach have served with mission organisation Ethnos360 since 2007, first studying French in France, then moving to Abidjan, Ivory Coast for one year, beforeRead more

Jonny & Glenys Watson

February 9th 2021Jonny and Glenys Watson, along with their children, Katie, Alana, Danielle and Lucy are from Hamilton, New Zealand, and have been MAF in PNG since 2017. Glenys is currently a Mission Pilot in theRead more

Jonathan & Michele Pound

February 2nd 2021Jono and Michele met in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and were married in 2010. They have four children, Abby (9), Daniel (8), and twins—Joseph and Benjamin (6), who are all home schooledRead more

A Bold New Vision

October 8th 2020Great news! We have made the first step towards purchasing a hangar at Tauranga airport, which will be developed into the Kendon-Strong MAF Centre! In response to the urgent global need, theRead more

The Humble Hero

September 30th 2020Greeting Trevor Strong is like meeting a long lost friend. His warmth and graciousness are the first things I notice as I shake hands with one of the men who, in the midst of the horrors of WWII,Read more

High Impact Flights!

July 21st 2020Tod Aebischer, Country Director in PNG, recently flew from the “remote—to the really remote” to see first-hand the difference even one MAF flight can make on a community. Despite the heat andRead more

Together We Learn

June 25th 2020My name is Harriëtte Knigge and at the beginning of March, I flew to Moropote, in a remote part of PNG, with a friend Caroline Wälde, to give a trauma healing course. In typical Moropote tradition,Read more

Achieving the Engineering Dream!

June 3rd 2020Have you ever thought of becoming an engineer for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)? Dan Perrett has just completed his apprenticeship in Engineering (Cert IV in Aero skills - Avionics) throughRead more

Strategically Placed for the Battle Against COVID-19

May 25th 2020For the past 75 years, MAF’s goal has always been the same—to overcome the barriers that keep people isolated from the help they need. Today, that barrier is COVID-19. Our regular flights haveRead more

An Update From Mark Fox

April 14th 2020As events unfold regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Fox (MAF NZ CEO) shares up to date information about how the virus is impacting MAF’s ministry, both here in New Zealand and around the world.Read more

From the First Day Until Now

April 9th 2020“From the First Day Until Now” is a video specially produced as part of MAF’s celebration of 75 years of “Flying for Life”. It shows how one man’s life was changed—and how his life thenRead more

Update - 24th March

March 24th 2020As events unfold regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to be in touch with you on how this is impacting MAF’s ministry, both here in New Zealand and around the world. As far as possible our woRead more

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A Bold New Vision

“We believe it’s time for MAF NZ to take a bold step forward and provide a much more effective platform to assist and support people towards service with MAF globally.” - Ian McBride, MAF NZ Chairman,

Recently the dream of developing a new centre for training and equipping people for missions has started to become a reality. Based at Tauranga airport, the Kendon-Strong MAF Centre will be a hub for all of our work and ministry in the years to come. You can be an essential part of helping MAF New Zealand take a “bold step forward”!

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Have you ever thought about becoming an aircraft engineer for Mission Aviation Fellowship? At present there are worldwide opportunities for engineers and MAF New Zealand has developed a pathway to help people with a passion for aviation towards a career as an aircraft engineer. Find out if this is might be something God is calling you to...and about the training and support MAF offers.

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