wahine disaster

Responding to tragedy

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  How police responded to the disasters, particularly Tangiwai, Wahine and Erebus

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• Page 1 - Police response to disasterHow police responded to the disasters, particularly Tangiwai, Wahine and Erebus

New Zealand disasters timeline

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  The disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life.

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• Page 1 - New Zealand disasters timelineThe disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major

Wahine disaster

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  This April marks the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the ferry Wahine. With more than 50 lives lost, this was New Zealand's worst modern maritime disaster. The Wahine’s demise on 10 April 1968 also heralded a new era in local TV news as pictures of the disaster were beamed into Kiwi living rooms.

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• Page 2 – Timeline to tragedy

  The events that led to the drowning of 51 people in the Wahine disaster of 10 April 1968

• Page 3 – Co-ordinating the rescue

  The police, emergency services and civilians rescued passengers and crew from the inter-island ferry Wahine in Wellington Harbour in April 1968.

• Page 4 – Court of inquiry

  The court of inquiry that met 10 weeks after the sinking pinpointed the build-up of water in the vehicle deck as the reason the ferry finally capsized.

• Page 5 – Further information

  This web feature was written by Steve Watters and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.LinksList of those killed in the Wahine disaster (NZ Disasters)Shipwrecks (Te Ara)The

Lyttelton-Wellington ferries

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  For more than 80 years the overnight Lyttelton ferry was a vital link in the country's transport network.

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• Page 9 - End of the lineIn the face of competition from other forms of transport the Union Steam Ship Company abandoned its glamour ferry service, sending the Maori to the scrappers in

The 1960s

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  Five decades ago most Kiwis enjoyed a standard of living that was the envy of other nations. During the 1960s the arrival of TV and jet airliners shrank our world, and New Zealanders began to express themselves on a range of international issues, including opposition to the Vietnam War.

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• Page 11 - 1968 - key eventsA selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1968