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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6 episodes
1. Hyde Train Crash - 1943No synopsis available yet.CC45minJul 16, 2013
2. Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963On 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 tragic story.CC45minJul 23, 2013
3. Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967West 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.CC45minJul 30, 2013
4. Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894135 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 that tragic night.CC45minAug 6, 2013
5. Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931The 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.CC45minAug 13, 2013
6. Influenza Pandemic - 1918In 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.CC45minAug 20, 2013
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Descent from Disaster
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Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
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- Screentime, Television New Zealand
