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The inter-island ferry Wahine sank in Wellington Harbour on April 10, 1968 after it was overcome by the worst storm recorded in New Zealand. Fifty-one people lost their lives. Stunning new animation brings to life the last moments - with wind gusts reaching an amazing 276 kilometres an hour, the realistic animation shows how a giant wave picked up the 9,000 tonne Wahine and flung her sideways. In zero visibility the ship's master tried to manoeuvre his vessel back out of the harbour but instead, he struck Barrett Reef. The Wahine then drifted helplessly before rolling over and sinking just hundreds of metres from land. The 735 passengers and crew had to jump for their lives. Many were swept across the harbour to a remote and rocky shoreline. Rescue attempts were difficult and dangerous. This TVNZ documentary provides a new look at the disaster by concentrating on some of the survivors and their day of horror, together with animation which illustrates, for the first time, how the Wahine succumbed in a terrible storm, to become one of New Zealand's worst sea tragedies.
Peter Elliott unravels the ancient past of New Zealand, revealing astonishing new facts about the origins of our iconic animals. A world where the wild meets the weird. Go into the past and examine the truth about some of our iconic wildlife. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
A powerful, uncensored, insightful and life-affirming one-hour documentary special built around raw, heartfelt, never-seen-before, interviews captured in the immediate aftermath of the February 22nd 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. These moving accounts give us a uniquely personal perspective on what it was really like to be at the forefront of the tragedy on that fateful day. Woven together with gritty, hard-hitting, archive and stylish dramatic reconstructions The Day That Changed My Life creates a confronting, compelling and poignant story of how the day unfolded for the trapped, the searchers, the rescuers, the hopeful and the grief-stricken.
Hikoi: The Land March marks the 40th anniversary of the 1975 Land March which, under the leadership of Dame Whina Cooper, travelled the length of the North Island to protest the loss of Maori Land.
Special: The Art of Recovery documents one of the most dynamic, creative and contentious times in the history of Christchurch as innovators, artists and entrepreneurs bring life back to the city.
Web Of Chaos opens with a look at the fun and wacky aspects of the internet. It then takes a close look at its ugly and murky side, particularly when it comes to politics and news events and how information – and disinformation – is shared.
