Descent from Disaster
(2013)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.Ruapheu Plane Crash - 1948
Episode 6 - 12-31-2015
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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Wreck Of The Ranui - 1950
Episode 5 - 12-31-2015
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.
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Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster - 1953
Episode 4 - 12-31-2015
Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.
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Centennial Yatch Race - 1951
Episode 3 - 12-31-2015
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.
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Brynderwyn Bus Crash - 1963
Episode 2 - 12-31-2015
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.
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Cyclone Giselle - 1968
Episode 1 - 12-31-2015
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.
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Season 1
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.Influenza Pandemic - 1918
Episode 6 - 8-20-2013
In 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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Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
Episode 5 - 8-13-2013
The 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.
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Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
Episode 4 - 8-06-2013
135 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.
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Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
Episode 3 - 7-30-2013
West 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.
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Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
Episode 2 - 7-23-2013
On 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.
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Hyde Train Crash - 1943
Episode 1 - 7-16-2013
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