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NZ Disasters

Curated by NZ On Screen team 35 items
This collection spans more than 150 years of tragedies that have rocked Aotearoa.

This collection looks at some of New Zealand's most significant national tragedies. Spanning more than 150 years, it tells stories of drama, caution, hope and recovery — from the 1863 wreck of the Orpheus at Manukau Heads, to Tarawera, the Wahine, Erebus, Pike River and the Christchurch quakes. In the backgrounder, historian Jock Phillips writes about the collection, and the "common sequence" to disaster.

Profiles

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Paul Gittins
Actor, Director
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Keith Aberdein
Writer, Actor
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Bernard Kearns
Actor, Presenter
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Leigh Hart
Actor, Presenter, Director