Parallels to the Past

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Armistice Day & the Spanish Flu

Celebrations marking the end of WWI heralded the emergence of a new enemy.

Driving Health Services Home

Dr Debbie Dunsford on how tuberculosis screening influenced our Covid-19 response.

Covid-19 v the Spanish Flu

How do Covid-19 and the 1918 Spanish Flu compare?

Just like my Poppa

Learning from the Spanish Flu – one family's story of pandemic loss, a hundred years ago.

Pandemic in pictures

A snapshot of the last global pandemic, the 1918 Spanish Flu.

The tragic tale of Aotearoa's orphans

The Spanish Flu killed many young parents who left children behind them.

Was MIQ new?

A modern take on a centuries-old strategy in the fight against infectious disease.

The aftermath – lessons learned

The sobering legacy of Spanish Flu in Aotearoa.

Why did so many kiwis die?

Thousands of people died in 1918, but why the young and healthy?

No pandemic plan

How did the absence of a pandemic plan impact Aotearoa's response?

The Spanish Flu in Aotearoa

An overview of the last great pandemic in New Zealand.