The quirky newspaper ad placed by a Kiwi bloke looking to find his Wings Over Wairarapa companion

Forget online dating apps, a Kiwi bloke has resorted to an old-school newspaper ad in his quirky quest to reconnect with a woman who captivated him at an air show.

On Friday Richard attended the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow but instead of his attention focused on the action in the air, his eyes were drawn to an appealing, long red-haired woman he struck up a conversation with.

After meeting Wendy and making a connection, his mystery woman soon disappeared into the night.

Despite having a golden ticket to Saturday's show, Richard's effort to find Wendy failed.

But in a bid to reunite with Wendy, Richard decided to post an ad in a Wellington newspaper in the hope she'd come forward.

"Looking for Wendy," the ad starts.

"I met you on Friday at the air show - long lovely red hair and I suggested you were the mystery star of Frozen II.

"You had a Gold Pass and I hoped to see you again on Saturday... I would really like to meet you again - coffee perhaps?

"Richard (in the hi-vis jacket near the WII biplanes)."

Who says romance is dead?

Readers have taken to social media to wish Richard luck, with one saying "That's actually really cute, hope he finds her!".

Another asked their friends if anyone knows Wendy with the gold pass.

Let's hope Wendy with the red hair was into Richard in the hi-vis!

It's not the first time a dating ad has been placed in a New Zealand newspaper.

Last year American father Neil placed a classified ad in the Herald looking to set his sons up on blind dates with Kiwi women during their holiday in the country from Boxing Day to January 7.

"We are from the States [Oregon], visiting your beautiful country. My wife and I have three wonderful, successful, handsome, alas unmarried, sons between the ages of 28-32," the ad read.

"We are not expecting, just hoping, to introduce our sons to nice NZ daughters. At the very least we'll embarrass our sons and the truth is, we do find some enjoyment in that."

Following the family's two-week holiday, youngest son Benjamin revealed they were left red-faced by the ad - but also confirmed they all went on a few dates.

"Between my brothers and I, we went on a few one-on-one dates," Benjamin said.

"[New Zealand women] are very intelligent, kind, friendly people. We love their accents. They were a lot of fun, everyone we met seemed nice.

"I think we will continue to stay in touch with the people we met. We really want to come back - it was a beautiful country."

This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is reproduced here with permission.