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White Silence

On November 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand jet took off from Auckland Airport on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica. There were 257 people on board. Hours later everyone was dead. Somehow, the plane had f... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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White Silence - Trailer

White Silence - Trailer

On November 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand airliner took off from Auckland Airport on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica. Th... Read more

6 Nov 2019

2mins

Ranked #2

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Episode One - The break-in

Episode One - The break-in

On November 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand DC10 took off from Auckland Airport on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica. It nev... Read more

7 Nov 2019

38mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode Two - The caravan

Episode Two - The caravan

Whose fault was it? Investigators sift through the evidence and reach a shocking conclusion. Learn more about your ad ch... Read more

8 Nov 2019

55mins

Ranked #4

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Episode Three - All hell

Episode Three - All hell

With the pilots’ reputations in tatters, a second investigation into the crash unearths appalling mistakes and a sensati... Read more

9 Nov 2019

54mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode Four - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock

Episode Four - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock

‘An orchestrated litany of lies’ is ingrained into New Zealand’s collective consciousness. Justice Peter Mahon didn’t ha... Read more

10 Nov 2019

48mins

Ranked #6

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Episode Five - New World Order

Episode Five - New World Order

In 1981, New Zealand was changing. The baby boomers had come of age, and the South African rugby tour was about to tear ... Read more

11 Nov 2019

46mins

Ranked #7

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Episode Six - White Silence

Episode Six - White Silence

40 years after the Erebus disaster, there is still no national memorial to the victims and no consensus on exactly what ... Read more

12 Nov 2019

57mins

Ranked #8

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Episode Seven - Playing Through

Episode Seven - Playing Through

A special bonus episode of White Silence for November 28 - the anniversary of the Erebus disaster. Bringing together sto... Read more

27 Nov 2019

42mins

Ranked #9

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Episode Eight - The Apology

Episode Eight - The Apology

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to White Silence about her decision to say sorry to the families of the Erebus vict... Read more

19 Dec 2019

35mins

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