1968: Wahine disaster
52 of the 734 people onboard the Wahine died when the ship struck a reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour during Cyclone Giselle in 1968.
Image 1 of 6: The Wahine hit Barrett's Reef and sank in Wellington Harbour during Cyclone Giselle, one of the worst storms in New Zealand's history. (NZ Herald Archive)
