Being presented to the Queen

News of Batten's touchdown at Auckland airport caused 13 miles of traffic jams as New Zealanders welcomed home their adventurous daughter. Returning to her birth place of Rotorua she was once again guest of honour of local Maori, as she had been after the 1934 journey. She was gifted a chief's feather cloak and given the title Hine-o-te-Rangi or "Daughter of the Skies". After several months rest in New Zealand and Australia she flew back to England. She made the trip between Australia and England in five days and 18 hours; she now held the world record in both directions. Yet she had decided that this would be her last long distance flight. She was happy with her achievements, and the flying world also recognised what she had achieved. In 1938 she was awarded the medal of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, aviation's highest honour, the first woman to receive it.