19 Sep 2024

Hawkes Bay airport names fire truck 'Judy Drench'

From Checkpoint, 5:50 pm on 19 September 2024

After weeks of speculation and thousands of public votes - Hawke's Bay Airport has named its new fire truck 'Judy Drench'. The 1.6 million dollar truck has gained international interest as over 1500 possible names were submitted in the competition, including Spraying Mantis and Trucky McTruck Face. But it's now all hail Dame Judy - who won by a landslide, Alexa Cook reports.