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  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z on TVNZ 1
  • 45m
  • 4h 30m (6 episodes)
  • New Zealand
  • English
  • Documentary
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters. 

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2015-12-31T08:30:00Z

2x01 Cyclone Giselle - 1968

Season Premiere

2x01 Cyclone Giselle - 1968

  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z45m

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.

2x02 Brynderwyn Bus Crash - 1963

  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z45m

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.

2x03 Centennial Yatch Race - 1951

  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z45m

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.

2015-12-31T08:30:00Z

2x05 Wreck Of The Ranui - 1950

2x05 Wreck Of The Ranui - 1950

  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z45m

22 lives were lost when the Ranui capsized, leaving families heartbroken and the small seaside communities of Mount Maunganui and Tauranga shattered. Presented by Peter Elliott.

2x06 Ruapheu Plane Crash - 1948

  • 2015-12-31T08:30:00Z45m

Former One News weatherman Jim hickey recounts the tragic 1948 National Airways Corporation plane crash on Mt Ruapehu. At the time this was the worst civilian plane crash in New Zealand.

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