Many over a certain age can recall where they were when they learned of the Tangiwai Disaster. On Christmas Eve, 1953, a packed express Wellington to Auckland train plunged into a raging Whangaehu River.
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A lack of warm emergency gear and the decision to traverse an icy slope not suitable for novice climbers may have contributed to the death of British woman