Statues - Hither & Thither

this memorial to
JEAN BATTEN
was unveiled by
his excellency the most reverend
sir paul reeves, gcmg, gcvo, oso,
governor-general of new zealand
on 5 october 1989
the principal financial sponsors of the statue were:

air new zealand ltd
auckland international airport ltd
bitumix ltd
challenge properties ltd
coopers & lybrand
downer & co ltd
hawkins construction ltd
lion nathan ltd
mainzeal
mcdonalds system of nz ltd
newmans group of companies:
    newmans coachlines
    newmans tours
    atlantic & pacific travel group
    horizon holidays
    go international travel group
nz lottery board
nissan datsun holdings
telecom (ak) ltd

barry curtis
mayor or manukau
chairman, jean batten memorial trust
sculptor: anthony stones

JEAN BATTEN
1909-1982

new zealand's most
famous aviatrix

the first person to
fly solo from england
to new zealand. she left
england on 5 october
and landed here at mangere
11 days later on 16 october 1936.

"i was destined to be a wanderer…
i seemed born to travel…
in flying i found… speed and freedom
to roam the earth."

jean batten