10 April 1968
Though there have been worse shipping disasters in New Zealand with far greater loss of life, the sinking of the Wahine in 1968 is by far the most well known. Today is the 40th anniversary of this disaster, and we have prepared a page of resources on this topic for further reading or viewing.
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