Detail of Aerial view of Waitangi, Whites Aviation Ltd, Ref: WA-30706-F, Alexander Turnbull Library
Waitangi from above
Starting in 1920, Leo White and Whites Aviation photographed New Zealand from their own unique perspective - a bird's eye view.
In this 1952 image - taken long before Waitangi Day became an official national holiday - you can see the Treaty house and grounds, restored in the 1930s, and the wharenui.
Pictures Online is digitising the Whites Aviation collection - and many others
HAKA! Speaking with every move
Visit the exhibition at our Auckland site in Parnell, or grab some teaching resources.




