Earthquake (2006)
The Hawke’s Bay earthquake was New Zealand’s worst civil disaster. Over 250 people died following the 7.8 quake on 3 February 1931. In this full-length documentary, director Gaylene Preston (Hope and Wire) gathers eyewitness accounts from survivors, including kuia Hana Lyola Cotter, who recounts joining the rescue effort as a teen, poet Lauris Edmond, and a student from Greenmeadows Seminary. Included is eye-opening newsreel footage of the damage. Earthquake was nominated for Best Popular Documentary at the 2006 Qantas TV Awards; it won best sound at the NZ Screen Awards.
Director: Gaylene Preston
| Production | Gaylene Preston | Producer |
| Directing | Gaylene Preston | Director |
| Sound | Richard Gannon | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Chris Hiles | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ed Davis | Cinematography |
| Editing | Raewyn Humphries | Editor |
| Sound | Polly McKinnon | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Melanie Graham | Sound Editor |
| Production | Sue Woodfield | Executive Consultant |
| Crew | David Paul | Cinematography |
| Sound | David Holmes | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michael Hedges | Sound Mixer |
