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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.
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.
Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.
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.
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.
DESCENT FROM DISASTER - Coming Soon To TV ONE
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Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
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Premiere DateJuly 16, 2013
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