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  • Grant N
    Grant N
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    Not this memorial - we went to the one at Eastbourne instead

    Really nice plain memorial and set in a very good garden that is typical of the local plant life right on the beach. Definitely worth a visit and the outlook is really great as well looking across to ...

    Reviewed on Sep 30, 2020
  • GreenInsights
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    Small but informative

    The day we visited the memorial the bay was breezy and chopped up with white caps that hinted at what it must have been like the day the Wahine met with disaster. Worth stopping if you are in the are...

    Reviewed on Apr 23, 2018
  • CarolDM1900
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    50th Anniversary of Wahine Disaster 10 April 2018

    This memorial opened in Seatoun's Churchill Park in 1993 on the 25th anniversary of the Wahine disaster. Let's hope the upcoming 50th anniversary leads to better interpretation to reflect the great tr...

    Reviewed on Feb 12, 2018
  • Peter C
    Peter C
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    A lovely site, very fitting

    The Wahine struck Barrett Reef near the entrance to Wellington Harbour on 10 April 1968 and capsized. 53 passengers and crew lost their lives. The memorial sits on the coast and overlooks the scene of...

    Reviewed on Nov 10, 2016
  • Shobbyy
    Shobbyy
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    Beautiful!!

    The Wahine memorial is located around Wellington at 3 main sites in memory to the tragedy that occurred. We visited Eastbourne which is situated on the outskirts of Eastbourne opposite the Bus Barn te...

    Reviewed on Feb 29, 2016

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