1. Hyde Train Crash - 1943
45min
16th Jul 2013
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
45min
23rd Jul 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.
3. Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
45min
30th Jul 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.
4. Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
45min
6th Aug 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.
5. Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
45min
13th Aug 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.
6. Influenza Pandemic - 1918
45min
20th Aug 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.
First air date
16th Jul 2013
Last air date
31st Dec 2015
Status
Returning Series
Type
Scripted
Original language
en