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This is the story of how Kiwis learned to spread their wings and take flight. Through trial and error, a civil aviation industry was born that opened up a whole new world for New Zealanders.

The second series of Making New Zealand celebrates the struggles and enterprise of our predecessors who built New Zealand from the ground up, telling their stories through archive stills and footage, personal accounts, as well as commentary from experts and historians. The series focuses on each of the following industries: construction, aviation, forestry and mining.

Primary Title
  • Making New Zealand
Episode Title
  • Aviation
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 18 February 2018
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • The second series of Making New Zealand celebrates the struggles and enterprise of our predecessors who built New Zealand from the ground up, telling their stories through archive stills and footage, personal accounts, as well as commentary from experts and historians. The series focuses on each of the following industries: construction, aviation, forestry and mining.
Episode Description
  • This is the story of how Kiwis learned to spread their wings and take flight. Through trial and error, a civil aviation industry was born that opened up a whole new world for New Zealanders.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
  • Industries--History--New Zealand
Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
  • Industries--History--New Zealand