5:13 pm today

Family member of Erebus crash victims speaks on memorial

From Checkpoint, 5:13 pm today

"It's just been the worst nightmare," said by a man who has been waiting four and half decades for a memorial to the Erebus crash victims. Earlier plans for a memorial in Auckland's Dove Meyer Robinson park in Parnell met strong opposition, and the proposal was eventually abandoned after cyclone damage meant the land was unsafe to build on. Three other short listed locations have either declined to host the memorial or face strong opposition. David Allan's parents and sister Jane died in the crash. He spoke to Lisa Owen.