Armistice Day & the Spanish Flu
Celebrations marking the end of WWI heralded the emergence of a new enemy.
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Epidemics Aotearoa
The tragic tale of Aotearoa's orphans
The Spanish Flu killed many young parents who left children behind them.
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An Audio-Driving Tour of Medical History in Papakura
As part of the Auckland Heritage Festival 2024
Epidemics Aotearoa
The Spanish Flu and its impact in the Far North
1918 Influenza Pandemic in the Far North
Sound & Vision
A terrible time
Listen to the recollection of Eva Nobles, who was aged just 11 when Spanish Flu struck her community.
Epidemics Aotearoa
No pandemic plan
How did the absence of a pandemic plan impact Aotearoa's response?
Sound & Vision
All For A Medal: The Nursing Memoirs of Colleen Turbet Williams - Part 1: Trainee Nurse
All For A Medal: The The Nursing Memoirs of Colleen Turbet Williams is a self-published book of memoirs from nurse Colleen Williams (1931-2024). The memoirs span the period of 1949-1953 and are read by her daughter Laura Horrocks.
Part one is complete. Part two will be published weekly.