TY - BOOK AU - Waugh,Richard J. ED - Kynaston Charitable Trust. TI - Hoki to Haast: New Zealand's first airline SN - 9780473159375 (hbk.) : U1 - 387.742099371 22 PY - 2009/// CY - [Auckland, N.Z.] PB - Kynaston Charitable Trust in conjunction with Craig Printing KW - Local service airlines KW - New Zealand KW - West Coast KW - History KW - Air pilots N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -