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Hoki to Haast : New Zealand's first airline /

Waugh, Richard J.

Hoki to Haast : New Zealand's first airline / Richard Waugh. - [Auckland, N.Z.] : Kynaston Charitable Trust in conjunction with Craig Printing, c2009. - 152 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-149) and index.

1. Pioneer beginnings -- 2. Halcyon days -- 3. Change and struggle -- 4. Nationalisation -- 5. Versatility returns -- 6. Gone, but not forgotten.

A must-have new West Coast Book. New Zealand's first licensed airline to fly scheduled services, operated the Hokitika to Haast route on the Scenic West Coast of the South Island. Air Travel (NZ) Ltd was launched in 1934 by legendary pilot Bert Mercer.

9780473159375 (hbk.) : $69.90 9780473159368 (pbk.) : $54.90

Craig Printing, PO Box 99, Invercargill, N.Z. ; sales@craigprint.co.nz


Local service airlines--History.--New Zealand--West Coast
Air pilots--New Zealand--West Coast.

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