apest ▁way ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁capabilities . ▁He ▁recommended ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rob ▁Mul do on ▁that ▁the ▁deal ▁be ▁taken ▁up , ▁and ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁purchase ▁agreement , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Government ▁committed ▁to ▁return ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Sky h aw ks ▁to ▁Australia ▁for ▁display ▁after ▁the ▁type ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁eight ▁A - 4 G s ▁and ▁two ▁T A - 4 G s ▁were ▁fer ried ▁from ▁Now ra ▁to ▁R N Z AF ▁Base ▁Oh ake a ▁in ▁three ▁groups ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁While ▁they ▁received ▁minor ▁modifications ▁( at ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁$ N Z 2 . 7 ▁million ) ▁and ▁new ▁serial ▁numbers ▁before ▁entering ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁R N Z AF , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁retained ▁the ▁A - 4 G ▁design ation ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁A - 4 G s ▁were ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Squadron ▁R N Z AF , ▁which ▁was ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁an ▁oper ational ▁conversion ▁and ▁training ▁unit . ▁The ▁spare ▁parts ▁sold ▁with ▁the ▁A - 4 G s ▁greatly ▁increased ▁the ▁R N Z AF ' s ▁stock s , ▁and ▁were ▁calculated ▁to ▁be ▁worth ▁about ▁$ N Z 3 0 ▁million ▁at ▁commercial ▁rates . ▁