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NARRATOR: New Zealand in the South Pacific
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Engineering Catastrophes

New Zealandin the South Pacific is a land of extremes,from its volcanoes and glaciers to...

NARRATOR: New Zealand
in the South Pacific is a land of extremes,
from its volcanoes and glaciers to notoriously wild weather

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NARRATOR: New Zealand in the South Pacific
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is a land of extremes, from its volcanoes and glaciers
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to notoriously wild weather.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:32
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E05 [narrator] Liverpool, Northern England. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] Liverpool, Northern England.
S06 • E09 By the 1870s, this area - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
By the 1870s, this area
S06 • E10 And that why it was so great to be building tall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
And that why it was so great to be building tall
S06 • E06 [narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a problem, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a probl...
S06 • E01 As well as great weather, it has amazing culture - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
As well as great weather, it has amazing culture
S06 • E03 The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in new tunnels, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in ...
S06 • E07 It's also home to the most southernly capital city in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It's also home to the most southernly capital city in
S06 • E09 The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Wellington is often ranked as one of the most livable - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Wellington is often ranked as one of the most livable
S06 • E02 [narrator] Though it's up for debate, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] Though it's up for debate,
S06 • E08 One of the most incredible things is how this community - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
One of the most incredible things is how this community
S06 • E04 It was not your-run-of-the-mill kind of a thing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
It was not your-run-of-the-mill kind of a thing
S06 • E09 Dam safety engineer Mark Baker explains that strategy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Dam safety engineer Mark Baker explains that strategy.
S06 • E08 The fact that our dam is being replaced at all I think is kind of a miracle. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
The fact that our dam is being replaced at all I think is ki...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular,
S06 • E09 BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes.
S06 • E05 {\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby.
S06 • E09 It was an ideal location to make - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was an ideal location to make