Descent from Disaster Episode Rating Graph
Jul 2013 - present
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Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
Browse episode ratings trends for Descent from Disaster. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Descent from Disaster's 12 episodes.
Best Episodes of Descent from Disaster
Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster - 1953
S2 Ep4
31st Dec 2015
Toni Street travels to New Plymouth to rediscover the Taranaki Mountaineering Disaster.
Worst Episodes of Descent from Disaster
Cyclone Giselle - 1968
S2 Ep1
31st Dec 2015
ONE News meteorologist Karen Olsen revisits one of New Zealand's worst storms. On April 9th, 1968 Cyclone Giselle hit New Zealand with a force so ferocious it sank the Wahine inter-island ferry.
Descent from Disaster Episode Guide
Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
S1 Ep2
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.
Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
S1 Ep3
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.
Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
S1 Ep4
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.