The Wahine Disaster

2008

85 mins

Directed by Sharon Barbour
Documentary

On April 9th 1968 the country's newest inter-island ferry Wahine set sail on her overnight journey from Lyttleton to Wellington.... More

On April 9th 1968 the country's newest inter-island ferry Wahine set sail on her overnight journey from Lyttleton to Wellington. She was also setting sail into the heart of the most violent storm in New Zealand's history. Over 730 people were on board.

This film follows passengers as they boarded the ferry on that "beautiful calm night" - right through to the end of the journey.

The Wahine Disaster - told through personal accounts and extraordinary images - is a chilling and tense re-creation of one of the world's most dramatic disasters at sea.

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The Wahine Disaster | Ratings & Reviews

"It’ll be interesting to see how Kiwis respond to The Wahine Disaster for two reasons. Firstly, of course, is the fact that the event has registered on the national psyche like few others. On the psychic landscape of New Zealand popular consciousness, the Wahine is a lead-ball singularity dragging all other events into its orbit."

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