In 1876, the first telegraph cable connecting Australia and New Zealand was laid in the Tasman Sea. The telegraph cable was made obsolete in 1963 when the Commonwealth Pacific Cable, New Zealand's first international telephone cable, was completed. Moncrieff and Hood were the first to attempt a trans-Tasman crossing by plane in January 1928. The aviators were never seen or heard of again. The first successful flight over the sea was accomplished by Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm later that year. The first person to row solo across the sea was Colin Quincey in 1977. The next successful solo crossing was completed by his son, Shaun Quincey, in 2010.
In 1876 the first telegraph cable connecting Australia and New Zealand was laid in the Tasman Sea The telegraph cable was made obsolete in 1963 when the Commonwealth Pacific Cable New Zealand's first international telephone cable was completed Moncrieff and Hood were the first to attempt a trans-Tasman crossing by plane in January 1928 The aviators were never seen or heard of again The first successful flight over the sea was accomplished by Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm later that year The first person to row solo across the sea was Colin Quincey in 1977 The next successful solo crossing was completed by his son Shaun Quincey in 2010