Watch whakaari – a heroes' story 123movies. On December 9, 2019, New Zealand's most active volcano erupted, engulfing 47 day trippers in a toxic ash cloud. 21 lost their lives that day and in the following weeks. Whakaari: A Heroes' Story paints a picture of the chaos and the bravery, and the complex rescue mission to save those stranded on the island.
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On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. The bustling industrial cit...
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A look at the people, history, and recovery of the mountain since the eruption in 1980.
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Wingsuit BASE jumping is often presented as a thrill seeking adrenaline rush. Spellbound takes us deeper into the more contemplative aspects of jumpin...
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New Zealand is one of the most remote countries in the world. Owing to the great distance from continents and, as a result of intense volcanic activit...
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Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.
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It's 1892 and Kate Sheppard tells the story of the suffrage campaign - a pursuit that will continue until September 1893.
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Isolated from the rest of the world since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand’s magnificent wildlife has been left to its own devices for 80 millio...
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Two years ago Guyon Espiner stopped drinking. Now, the award-winning journalist and podcast-maker has made a documentary about New Zealand's drinking...
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When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their personal stor...
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The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.
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Re-examines the dramatic events of Boxing Day 2004, and investigates the new science of Tsunami forecasting.
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Five Kiwis take on a paragliding adventure in Tanzania, with the ultimate aim to fly from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro.
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A portrait of free diver Kathryn Nevatt, former World Champion and current New Zealand record holder in all three disciplines.
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Beyond The Battalion tells the story of the 28th Māori Battalion. It revisits two earlier films, including one on the 1977 pilgrimage of the battalion...
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In the early hours of New Year’s Day 1998, Olivia Hope and Ben Smart boarded a yacht with a man, and were never seen again. The case enthralled the na...