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Story: Aviation

Page 13. All images & media

From page 1 - The beginnings of aviation

From page 2 - Early flying feats

From page 3 - An aviation industry

From page 4 - Crossing the Tasman

From page 5 - The main trunk route

From page 6 - International destinations

From page 7 - Government intervention

From page 8 - Onward and upward: 1940s to 1960s

From page 9 - Changing times: 1960s and 1970s

From page 10 - Public and private ownership

From page 11 - Air travel in the 2000s

How to cite this page

Peter Aimer, Aviation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/13222/media (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Peter Aimer, published 2 March 2009.