About this episode
The episode explores the lack of a national memorial and consensus regarding the Erebus disaster in New Zealand 40 years later.
40 years after the Erebus disaster, there is still no national memorial to the victims and no consensus on exactly what happened that day in 1979. Why has New Zealand been so hopelessly unable to deal with its worst-ever disaster? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- Erebus disaster
- national memorial
- New Zealand history
- disaster management
Keywords
- Erebus
- disaster
- victims
- 1979
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Erebus
Books & works: White Silence
Places: New Zealand
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