Erebus disaster: Local families tell stories of Whanganui, Hawera victims

Cherie Howie
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Erebus disaster: Local families tell stories of Whanganui, Hawera victims
Erebus disaster: Local families tell stories of Whanganui, Hawera victims

Forty years ago, 257 people died when Air New Zealand Antarctic sightseeing flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus.

At least three of those who died were from Whanganui and neighbouring regions. Two of those stories are told here, by the families of Geoffrey Kerr and Shirley MacDonald.

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