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.
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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 Read the full article
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. Read the full article
Page 1 - 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
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 Read the full article
Page 1 - 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
Page 2 - Tourist flights to Antarctica
Air New Zealand and Qantas began offering sightseeing flights to Antarctica in February
Page 3 - Timeline to disaster
The Erebus disaster was mainly caused by a late change in the flight path and atmospheric conditions over
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.
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
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. Read the full article
Page 3 - Triumph and tragedy
There is a New Zealand connection to a number of triumphs and tragedies that have occurred in
Main image: Britannia monoplane flying over Auckland
Blériot XI monoplane – Britannia – flying over Auckland Exhibition Grounds, 1914.
