Town loses 'heart' after iconic plane removed for repairs
Mangaweka’s iconic DC-3 being dismantled and lifted off its mounting for transport on May 5. The absence of Mangaweka’s DC-3, one of New Zealand’s most iconic roadside attractions, has put the town in the middle of what feels like a heart transplant, one resident says. The DC-3 put the small central North Island town on the map and had been a landmark for travellers on State Highway 1 for nearly four decades. It was taken away to undergo repairs last Thursday. Its owner Brendan “Mintie” Cottle said the plane had landed safely at a property he owned in Shannon, where the DC-3 wa...