Descent from Disaster (2013)
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
2013Seasons & Episode
ONE News meteorologist Karen Olsen revisits one of New Zealand's worst storms. On April 9th, 1968 Cyclone Giselle hit New Zealand with a force so ferocious it sank the Wahine inter-island ferry.
Veteran broadcaster Mark Sainsbury recounts the relatively unknown story of the 1963 Brynderwyn bus crash, which resulted in the death of 15 passengers after its brakes failed on a winding road.
Kiwi yachting legend Peter Montgomery recounts the 1951 Centennial Yacht Race disaster, where ten men died in a brutal storm shortly after setting sail from Wellington.
Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.