Work is well under way at RNZAF Base Ohakea to construct a new facility to house the air force's new maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft.
The new Te Whare Toroa facility will house the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, expected to be delivered by Boeing sometime in 2023.
The project has a price tag of around $250 million.
The construction of the hangar facility is one of the largest ever undertaken on a Defence Force base in New Zealand, expected to have created hundreds of jobs by completion as well as acting as an injection to the Rangitīkei and Manawatū economies.
Ministry of Defence deputy secretary capability delivery Mike Yardley said there was currently around 200 construction workers on site, with 500 workers set to be working on the project at its peak.