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Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in The Wahine Disaster | NZ On Screen

The Wahine Disaster

The Wahine Disaster

On a Tuesday evening in April 1968, the ferry Wahine set out from Lyttelton for Wellington. Around 6am the next morning, cyclone-fuelled winds surged in strength as it began to enter Wellington Harbour. At 1.30pm, with the ferry listing heavily to starboard, the call was finally made for 734 passengers and crew to abandon ship. The news coverage and documentaries in this collection explore the Wahine disaster from many angles. Meanwhile Keith Aberdein — one of the TV reporters who was there — explores his memories and regrets over that fateful day on 10 April 1968.