NaN/100 votes#1 - Hyde Train Crash - 1943
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2013
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Influenza Pandemic - 1918
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2013
In 1918, 8500 New Zealanders lost their lives in a influenza pandemic that swept the world, Judy Bailey investigates the affect it had on New Zealand.
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The Best Episodes of Descent from Disaster Season 1
Every episode of Descent from Disaster Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Descent from Disaster Season 1!
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
Genre:Documentary
Network:TVNZ 1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hyde Train Crash - 1943" is the best rated episode of "Descent from Disaster" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/16/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963".