Descent from Disaster

Season 1, Episode 5: Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931

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The Hawkes Bay Earthquake of 1931 is New Zealand's deadliest earthquake with over 250 people killed and hundreds more injured. Gary McCormick looks back at this tragic event.

All Episodes - Season 1

Hyde Train Crash - 1943
Episode 1
Hyde Train Crash - 1943
 Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
Episode 2
Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
 Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
Episode 3
Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
 Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
Episode 4
Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
 Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
Episode 5
Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
 Influenza Pandemic - 1918
Episode 6
Influenza Pandemic - 1918
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