Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    New Zealand's Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation
    Unavailable
    New Zealand's Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation
    Unavailable
    New Zealand's Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation
    Ebook346 pages3 hours

    New Zealand's Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation

    By Graham Hutchins and Russell Young

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    A full train plunges into a raging river at Tangiwai; the Wahine is tossed onto rocks at the entrance to Wellington Harbour; an Air New Zealand DC-10 plunges into Mt Erebus; an earthquake destroys Christchurch … disasters like these are known to all New Zealanders: they are part of our history. But New Zealand has experienced many less well-known disasters, some of them shocking and brutal.

    Graham Hutchins and Russell Young describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and Wellington in 1951 resulted in 10 fatalities? That a tornado ripped through 150 houses in Hamilton in 1948? A fire raging through Raetihi in 1918 was so fierce it destroyed houses, shops and 11 timber mills. Drownings were so common here in the 19th century that they were called ‘the New Zealand death’.

    These and many other remarkable stories are told in this eye-opening book. While it describes accidents and tragedies, it also reveals acts of heroism. For when human beings make mistakes, others often achieve daring feats of rescue. Some of the stories show that we underestimate Mother Nature at our peril, but many also testify to the courage of the human spirit. Few books are genuine page-turners; this one is.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherExisle Publishing
    Release dateOct 1, 2015
    ISBN9781775592495
    Unavailable
    New Zealand's Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation
    Author

    Graham Hutchins

    Graham Hutchins is a long-time railway enthusiast and a frequent traveller on the New Zealand rail network. Among several books he has written on the subject are Great New Zealand Railway Journeys and Last Train to Paradise. He has also written extensively on rugby, cricket, rock music and a range of other subjects. Graham is a full-time writer and lives in Hamilton.

    Related to New Zealand's Worst Disasters

    Related ebooks

    History For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Economy

      Aug 25, 2022

      The Chinese economy maintained its recovery trend in July with major economic indicators posting steady growth despite domestic COVID-19 flare-ups and heatwaves. The value-added industrial output went up 3.8 percent year on year and 0.38 percent mont

      4 min read

    • Article

      How Bankers Lost Credit

      Sep 22, 2021

      Prime ministers, archbishops, police chiefs, England football managers: none of them seems quite what they used to be. But what about bankers? Were the City chaps (yes, they were all chaps) of yesteryear wiser and nicer than the thrusters of today? O

      3 min read

    • Article

      Where the Sun Never Set

      Mar 5, 2018

      Where the Sun Never Set
      3 min read

    • Article

      No 10 Is Marching Through Cultural Institutions – And Making A Battleground Of The Arts | Charlotte Higgins

      Nov 8, 2021

      When the chair of the National Maritime Museum, Charles Dunstone, wrote to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to extend Dr Aminul Hoque’s trusteeship into a second four-year term, it was just a formality. The letter, written

      5 min read

    • Article

      Pop Art

      Jun 25, 2021

      Pop Art
      8 min read

    • Article

      Prince Philip Had A Walk-on Part In The Royal Drama, But He Played It To Perfection | Simon Jenkins

      Apr 9, 2021

      It is not disparaging of Prince Philip, who has died aged 99, to say he was always a walk-on part in the pantomime of monarchy. It was a part in which he was a star. Plucked from the ranks of lesser European royalty as the “suitable” husband for a qu

      4 min read

    • Article

      All Hail The King

      Jan 12, 2022

      All Hail The King
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Hermit Of Suvarov

      Jul 30, 2020

      The Hermit Of Suvarov
      5 min read

    • Article

      Flux Gourmet

      Mar 28, 2022

      Flux Gourmet
      5 min read

    • Article

      Big Big Train’s Modernised Sound

      May 28, 2021

      The past year’s unprecedented events have weighed heavily on Big Big Train. That’s why, instead of their epic historic narratives, their 13th studio album Common Ground looks through the lens of the pandemic, drawing on influences closer to home. It’

      2 min read

    • Article

      Flashback

      Nov 7, 2017

      Flashback
      1 min read

    • Article

      Viewfinder

      Dec 7, 2021

      Viewfinder
      3 min read

    • Article

      Wain’s World

      Nov 11, 2021

      Wain’s World
      3 min read

    • Article

      A Movie Vanishes

      Apr 29, 2022

      A Movie Vanishes
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Price Of Love

      Feb 3, 2022

      The Price Of Love
      6 min read

    • Article

      Travels On The Island Of Fire

      Nov 8, 2019

      Travels On The Island Of Fire
      6 min read

    • Article

      Galaxy Quest

      Dec 4, 2019

      Galaxy Quest
      7 min read

    • Article

      Democracy’s Edge

      Feb 15, 2021

      Democracy’s Edge
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Wild East

      Jan 30, 2020

      The Wild East
      6 min read

    • Article

      To Catch A Woozle

      Apr 1, 2020

      To Catch A Woozle
      5 min read

    Reviews for New Zealand's Worst Disasters

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words