Story: Aviation
Page 12. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Air
New Zealand
Air New Zealand is the country’s main commercial
airline. Their site outlines business operations,
but also gives information on the airline’s history
and its predecessors, TEAL and NAC. -
Aviation
Historical Society of New Zealand
The Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand
fosters research into New Zealand’s aviation past.
The site contains information on activities for
members, with a feature article and links to
related sites. -
Civil Aviation
Authority of New Zealand
The Civil Aviation Authority establishes and
monitors civil aviation standards in New Zealand.
This site outlines the authority’s
responsibilities, includes rules and regulations,
with information on the major aspects of civil
aviation in New Zealand. -
Royal New
Zealand Aero Club
The history, structure and functions of the
Royal New Zealand Aero Club are set out on this
site. It describes training schemes, competitions
and awards administered by the RNZAC, and includes
information on learning to fly, aviation history
and weather. There are also links to regional aero
clubs.
More suggestions and sources
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Aimer, Peter. Wings of the nation: a history
of the New Zealand National Airways Corporation,
1947–78. Auckland: Bush Press/NAC Fiftieth
Anniversary Committee, 2000. -
Ewing, Ross, and Ross Macpherson. The
history of New Zealand aviation. Auckland:
Heinemann, 1986. -
McGreal, Maurice E. A history of civil
aviation in New Zealand. Auckland: David
Bateman, 2003. -
Rennie, Neil. Conquering isolation: the
first 50 years of Air New Zealand. Auckland:
Heinemann Reed, 1990. -
Waugh, Richard J., ed. Electra flying: the
Lockheed 10 Electra in New Zealand and the
pioneering of the main trunk air service.
Manukau City: Richard J. Waugh/Project Electra
Committee, 1998. -
Waugh, Richard J., and Peter Layne. SPANZ:
South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand and their
DC-3 Viewmasters. Auckland: Richard J.
Waugh/Project SPANZ Committee, 2000.
How to cite this page
Peter Aimer, Aviation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/13222/sources (accessed 9 June 2026).
Story by Peter Aimer, published 2 March 2009.