Descent from Disaster
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
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Descent from Disaster is a six part documentary series revealing the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from them. Six celebrated New Zealanders retrace some of this country's darkest days. Traveling the length and breadth of the country, they'll bring history alive through the eyes of descendants.
1.Hyde Train Crash - 1943
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2.Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
23-07-201345mOn July 3rd 1963, a National Airways Corporation DC3 slammed into a rocky ravine deep in the Kaimai Ranges. All 23 passengers and crew were killed. Simon Gault looks back at this t...
3.Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
30-07-201345mWest Coast's Leigh Hart revisits his old hometown of Runanga, where in 1967,it was one of several West Coast towns devastated by the Strongman Mine disaster.
4.Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
06-08-201345m135 people lost their lives when the S.S. Wairarapa steamed straight into rocks on Great Barrier Island. Andrew Fagan uncovers the stories of heroism and downright cowardice on tha...
5.Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
13-08-201345mThe Hawkes Bay Earthquake of 1931 is New Zealand's deadliest earthquake with over 250 people killed and hundreds more injured. Gary McCormick looks back at this tragic event.
6.Influenza Pandemic - 1918
20-08-201345mIn 1918, 8500 New Zealanders lost their lives in a influenza pandemic that swept the world, Judy Bailey investigates the affect it had on New Zealand.
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