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Completion of first trans-Tasman solo flight

7/1/1931 - Completion of first trans-Tasman solo flight

Australian Guy Menzies' flight from Sydney ended in some embarrassment as he crash-landed his Avro Avian bi-plane in a swamp at Harihari on the West Coast.

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  • Cook Strait rail ferries

    On a fine, calm day ‘Cruising on the Interislander’ can be like a luxury Mediterranean cruise. But Cook Strait can be one of the world's roughest stretches of water: seasickness, dodgy food and wildcat strikes have all been part of the colourful Cook Strait ferry story. More...

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