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Kōrero: Aviation

Manurewa

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<em>Manurewa</em>

Brothers Leo Walsh (born in England) and Vivian Walsh (born in New Zealand after the family emigrated) built this British-designed Howard Wright biplane from imported parts. They flew it at Auckland on 5 February 1911 – the first officially-recorded flight in New Zealand. 

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

Reference: 2-V10

by Hubert Vale

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Aimer, Aviation – The beginnings of aviation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6563/manurewa (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Aimer, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.