COLLECTION · Series · 2013

Descent from Disaster

Name: Descent from Disaster
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 45 min

Discover New Zealand's darkest chapters to delve into the tales, mysteries, and lessons drawn from its most notorious disasters.

Source: TMDB

* 0.0 (0)DocumentaryNew Zealand

Countries

New Zealand

Studios

TVNZ 1 · Screentime · Television New Zealand

Runtime

45 min/ep

Release

16/07/2013

Score

0.0 / 10

Where to watch

Streaming

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

With ads

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Seasons and episodes

Specials

1 episodes · 2015

Episode 1. Gallipoli 1915

2015-04-25 · 45 min

Presented by Zinzan Brooke, this Gallipoli special examines one of New Zealand's worst military disasters when Kiwi soldiers lost their lives on April 25th 1915 and thousands more lost their lives in the eight and half months that followed.

Season 1

6 episodes · 2013

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.

Episode 1. Hyde Train Crash - 1943

2013-07-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963

2013-07-23 · 45 min

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.

Episode 3. Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967

2013-07-30 · 45 min

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.

Episode 4. Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894

2013-08-06 · 45 min

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.

Episode 5. Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931

2013-08-13 · 45 min

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.

Episode 6. Influenza Pandemic - 1918

2013-08-20 · 45 min

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.

Season 2

6 episodes · 2015

Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.

Episode 1. Cyclone Giselle - 1968

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 2. Brynderwyn Bus Crash - 1963

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 3. Centennial Yatch Race - 1951

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 4. Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster - 1953

2015-12-31 · 45 min

Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.

Episode 5. Wreck Of The Ranui - 1950

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 6. Ruapheu Plane Crash - 1948

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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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Descent from Disaster

Discover New Zealand's darkest chapters to delve into the tales, mysteries, and lessons drawn from its most notorious disasters.

Source: TMDB

* 0.0 (0)DocumentaryNew Zealand

Countries

New Zealand

Studios

TVNZ 1 · Screentime · Television New Zealand

Runtime

45 min/ep

Release

16/07/2013

Score

0.0 / 10

Where to watch

Streaming

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

With ads

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Seasons and episodes

Specials

1 episodes · 2015

Episode 1. Gallipoli 1915

2015-04-25 · 45 min

Season 1

6 episodes · 2013

Episode 1. Hyde Train Crash - 1943

2013-07-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963

2013-07-23 · 45 min

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.

Episode 3. Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967

2013-07-30 · 45 min

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.

Episode 4. Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894

2013-08-06 · 45 min

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.

Episode 5. Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931

2013-08-13 · 45 min

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.

Episode 6. Influenza Pandemic - 1918

2013-08-20 · 45 min

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.

Season 2

6 episodes · 2015

Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.

Episode 1. Cyclone Giselle - 1968

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 2. Brynderwyn Bus Crash - 1963

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 3. Centennial Yatch Race - 1951

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 4. Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster - 1953

2015-12-31 · 45 min

Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.

Episode 5. Wreck Of The Ranui - 1950

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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.

Episode 6. Ruapheu Plane Crash - 1948

2015-12-31 · 45 min

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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