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The inter-island ferry Wahine sank in Wellington Harbour on April 10, 1968 after it was overcome by the worst storm recorded in New Zealand. Fifty-one people lost their lives.
Stunning new animation brings to life the last moments - with wind gusts reaching an amazing 276 kilometres an hour, the realistic animation shows how a giant wave picked up the 9,000 tonne Wahine and flung her sideways. In zero visibility the ship's master tried to manoeuvre his vessel back out of the harbour but instead, he struck Barrett Reef.
The Wahine then drifted helplessly before rolling over and sinking just hundreds of metres from land. The 735 passengers and crew had to jump for their lives. Many were swept across the harbour to a remote and rocky shoreline. Rescue attempts were difficult and dangerous.
This TVNZ documentary provides a new look at the disaster by concentrating on some of the survivors and their day of horror, together with animation which illustrates, for the first time, how the Wahine succumbed in a terrible storm, to become one of New Zealand's worst sea tragedies.
DVD also available at your local DVD retail outlet.
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TVNZ has some fantastic new DVD titles coming out soon.
Until Proven Innocent - What would happen if you were wrongly accused of raping a young girl? What would you do to fight for your freedom? Until Proven Innocent is the true story of the crusade to free David Dougherty - the man wrongly imprisoned for the rape and abduction of an 11-year-old girl.
In 1993, David Dougherty was sentenced to seven years and nine months for the 1992 rape and abduction of an 11-year-old girl. When the guilty verdict was read, Dougherty was dragged from the courtroom screaming at his jury of 12 men and women that they had got it wrong.
In this compelling and moving feature-length TV ONE Sunday Theatre, this striking story of the fight to free Dougherty is retold. Until Proven Innocent will be released July 29th.
EXCITING new series is in the pipeline from NHNZ.
The Most Extreme - Made for Animal Planet, and broadcast around the world, the award winning THE MOST EXTREME has received enthusiastic reviews and a world wide following.
Funny, intriguing and downright outrageous, The Most Extreme takes an entirely new slant on the animal kingdom.
The world is full of amazing animals doing the most astounding things, so how would you choose the best of the best? The Most Extreme takes a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stacks up against the animal kingdom.
It's much more than just a list of the top ten smelliest, or the strongest, or the weirdest. The Most Extreme goes way further, comparing all kinds of human achievements with those of nature in the most graphic, gross and outrageous way possible.
Features: THE MOST EXTREME DADS, THE MOST EXTREME
FIGHTERS, THE MOST EXTREME STINKERS and THE MOST EXTREME
GLUTTONS.
Produced for Discovery Channel by NHNZ, Man Made Marvels is a
favourite series with a worldwide following.
PLUS
MAN MADE MARVELS - To construct the world's tallest building they outsmarted nature; they took century's old design and created cutting edge style. They took entertainment spaces to unrivalled extravagance, and designed not a building but an entire city from scratch. Meet the designers with the vision, the inspiration and the daring to take architectural dreams to new design heights.
Man Made Marvels: Buildings by Design takes you on a journey through four revolutionary constructions: the visionary ideas and the people who bring them to life, the seemingly insurmountable challenges and the innovative solutions that make the impossible possible.
Features: MAN MADE MARVELS: BUILDINGS BY DESIGN FEATURES:
TAIPEI 101; PETRONAS TOWERS; ULTIMATE CASINO; SONGDO: FUTURE
CITY.
Both of these fascinating titles will be available in retail August
3rd - the ideal gift for Fathers Day!
