Drone delivery service likely

Drone parcel delivery is expected in New Zealand with Google’s aviation subsidiary registering here.

Google’s parent company Alphabet has established Wing Aviation NZ Ltd, a local iteration of its drone delivery business Wing Aviation, Stuff reports.

Wing Aviation has moved to commercialise small parcel drone delivery in Australia for eight years and in 2022 partnered with some retailers there, including supermarket chain Coles to offer Australia’s first “store-to-door” delivery service from the Coles Ormeau store on the Gold Coast.

It lowers the parcel on a tether, releasing the package on the designated delivery area.

Hydrogen powered drones are also proposed in Australia.

Registering the New Zealand business is an “exploratory” step, Stuff says.