Mark Stanaway remembers his sister Phillipa Wilson on the 50th Anniversary of the Capitaine Bougainville disaster

People arrive at the Capitaine Bougainville monument to remember the loss

Whananaki played host to survivors and whanau of the victims of the Capitaine Bougainville disaster on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy on 3rd September 2025.

One of those attending with family, Mark Stanaway, lost his sister Phillipa in the wreck.

Whananaki FM spoke to Mark at the Capitaine Bougainville monument on the point overlooking Graham's Bay in Whananaki.

Mark Stanaway remembers Phillipa Wilson of the Capitaine Bougainville

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