Events In History
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18 December 1988Air New Zealand women cabin crew win anti-discrimination case
Air New Zealand was found to be in breach of the Human Rights Act after more than a decade of female cabin crew campaigning for the same opportunities as male workers at the airline. Read more...
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Richard Pearse
There is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902
- Page 1 - Richard PearseThere is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by
New Zealand disasters timeline
The disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life.
- Page 1 - New Zealand disasters timelineThe disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major
Erebus disaster
On 28 November 1979, 237 passengers and 20 crew were killed when Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus, Antarctica. The tragedy was followed by a demanding recovery operation and a raging debate over who or what was to blame
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Page 2 – Tourist flights to Antarctica
Air New Zealand and Qantas began offering sightseeing flights to Antarctica in February 1977.
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Page 3 – Timeline to disaster
The Erebus disaster was mainly caused by a late change in the flight path and atmospheric conditions over Antarctica
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Page 5 – Operation Overdue
A team of New Zealand Police officers and a Mountain Face Rescue Team were immediately dispatched to the scene of the Erebus disaster.
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Page 6 – Finding the cause
Following the death of so many people, it was not surprising that official investigations of the tragedy sparked debate and controversy.
Antarctica and New Zealand
NZ and Antarctica share a long and rich history. From Tuati in 1840 to Edmund Hillary in the 1950s and more recent scientists, Kiwis have explored, examined and endured the frozen continent.
- Page 3 - Triumph and tragedyThere is a New Zealand connection to a number of triumphs and tragedies that have occurred in
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Main image: The aviation age
Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) DC-6 aircraft at Christchurch, 1956.