The day the Wahine went down
The day the Wahine went down
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It seems to me that Steven Joyce is doing his best to please road transport patrons as much now as when he was in government. “Unicorns and rainbows for...
If you think it is difficult getting from the South Island to the North Island by train, think again, writes Paul Gorman. It’s even more difficult....
The Wahine Disaster Documentary, directed by Sharon Barbour, details the stories of passengers who survived the blackest day in Wellington's history. This film features a striking recreation of the Wahine disaster and shares previously untold stories of survival. Learn about the events that unfolded when, in the early morning of 10 April 1968, two violent storms merged over Wellington. The storm created a single cyclone that is still the worst recorded in New Zealand's history. In this extraordinary storm the TEV Wahine foundered on Barrett Reef and sank near Steeple Rock at the mout...