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Preparing for take-off

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Preparing for take-off

Fully inflated, the balloon, bearing its advertising slogan, stands ready for launch. The ropes at the front of the balloon keep it firmly moored to the ground.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Jeffares Collection

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Nancy Swarbrick, Aerial recreation – Ballooning, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6086/preparing-for-take-off (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.