item details
NameWellington Airport souvenir badge
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); 1959; New Zealand
Classificationbadges
Materialsmetal, ink, paper, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 43mm (width), 49mm (height), 6mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH024801
Credit lineGift of Leslie and Shirley Megget, on behalf of Joyce Megget, 2015
Overview
This badge is a souvenir of the day Wellington Airport officially opened on 24 October 1959. Thousands of spectators witnessed the event.
The construction of the airport was a huge undertaking, involving shifting three million cubic metres of earth and rock, flattening Rongotai Hill, and demolishing or moving 180 houses.