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    Charles Heaphy

    The multi-faceted Charles Heaphy made quite an impact on colonial New Zealand as an artist, explorer, soldier and colonial administrator. He was the first colonial soldier to win the Victoria Cross

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First flight from North Cape to Bluff

1933 First flight from North Cape to Bluff

22-year-old pilot E.F. ('Teddy') Harvie and his passenger, 18-year-old Miss Trevor Hunter, set a record for the longest flight within New Zealand in a single day. They completed the 1880 km journey in 16 hours 10 minutes. more...

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  • Ted Harvie and his Gypsy Moth (Cambridge pilots)
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