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Helicopters, introduced to New Zealand in the 1950s, proved useful for a range of tricky flying tasks impossible for fixed-wing aircraft. Live deer could be pursued in rugged country by helicopter and then captured and flown out – a more lucrative exercise than traditional hunting.
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Reference: Neville Peat, Hurricane Tim: the story of Sir Tim Wallis. Dunedin: Longacre Press, 2005, p. 114
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