Transport in New Zealand final sailing of the Rangatira, which was custom built and entered service in 1972, was on 15 September 1976, after two money-losing years (subsidised by the government). New Zealand's air travel sector is served by 15 airlines. The largest airline is Air New Zealand, a state-owned flag carrier. There are 123 airports (and aerodromes) in New Zealand. Six airports provide international air services (besides domestic services); Auckland and Christchurch (the largest airports in the North and South Islands, respectively) providing long-haul and short-haul international air services; and Wellington, Hamilton, Dunedin and Queenstown providing short-haul international air services to Australia and
Greenwoods Corner, New Zealand the Maori people of Tamaki-makau-rau and Logan Campbell. Mr William Greenwood (1806–1895) was born in Brighton, England, but spent his early life in Bradford, Yorkshire. He travelled to Wellington, New Zealand in September 1840 before moving to Auckland after an earthquake hit Wellington. Greenwood was a stonemason by trade and was engaged by the government to build old St Paul’s Church, completed in 1844. Greenwood’s trowel was used by Governor Hobson when he laid the first foundation stone of St Paul’s Church; the trowel was later presented to the city of Auckland by George S. Graham on behalf of Greenwood