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![Image: In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/11440508555) by [unknown] on Flickr. Collection: Archives New Zealand.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/tf0N9t2eIpHjniWcdwt1K/86a077991c4a787b28b12384749bb51c/Tangiwai_disaster__1_.jpg)
Tangiwai disaster 1953
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Disasters (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
This entry focuses on New Zealand disasters like shipwrecks, mining disasters and transport disasters. These disasters are often referred to as accidents and...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23
Transportation
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Transportation is the movement of people or goods from place to place. People need transport to get to work, to shop, or to go on holiday. Transportation is ...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23