A Forgotten History

70 years since Tangiwai, in a year where natural disasters once again exposed our poor investments in infrastructure, we ask experts if the country truly remembered the lessons of the Tangiwai disaster. Guests: Nick Leggett Dr Samaneh Madanian Gail Pacheco Liam Wotherspoon Max Rashbrooke  Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Sound engineer: Shaun D Wilson Researcher: Neesha Bremner Production a...

With the information we've learned from authorities and locals, Hamish looks at what would happen if the Tangiwai disaster was to happen today, and how quickly - or not - people would respond. Guests: Chris Carter Andrew Chambers Colonel Trevor Walker Brad Scott Matt Carey Senior Constable Conrad Smith Kyle MacDonald Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Researcher: Neesha Bremner Sound engineer...

As the years passed, Tangiwai slipped into memory. That's until Mt Ruapehu erupted again in the mid-90s, prompting panic throughout the region - and within Government. So how has the local area changed in the decades since Tangiwai? Guests: Weston Kirton Ian Mckelvie Andrew Chambers Don Alabaster John Chapman Chris Carter Hollei Gabrielson Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Researcher: Neesha...

1950s New Zealand did their best to put Tangiwai behind them, with rapid repairs and a quick inquiry. Did the inquiry provide the answers the country needed, and how is the disaster being remembered today? Guests: Graeme Stewart Bob Norling Ian Heppe Jim McAloon Hollei Gabrielson John Mahy Callum Mahy Ian McKelvie Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Researcher: Neesha Bremner Sound engineer: S...

On Christmas Day, the small nation of New Zealand - hosting the Queen and Prince Philip at the time - awoke to news of the horrific tragedy that was impossible to avoid. For some though, they were waking up to news that their loved ones had perished. Guests: Jim McAloon Graeme Stewart John Mahy Beryl Donovan Don Alabaster Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Researcher: Neesha Bremner Sound eng...

New Zealand's worst ever rail disaster occurred at 10:21pm, Christmas Eve, 1953. We explore the unfortunate series of events that led to Ka 949 plunging into the Whangaehu River, and hear from those there that night about the nightmare they witnessed. Guests: John Mahy Bob Silk Bruce Thompson Jim McAloon  Presenter and producer: Hamish Williams Researcher: Neesha Bremner Sound engineer: Shaun D Wi...

New episodes of Tangiwai: A Forgotten History are out Saturdays and Tuesdays in December. The series has been made with the support from NZ on Air.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.