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The 1918 flu pandemic
Ninety years ago, in November 1918, New Zealand was in the grip of its worst-ever disease outbreak. A lethal influenza pandemic killed more than 8600 people in two months. No other event has claimed so many New Zealand lives in such a short time.
The pandemic begins abroad
The pandemic hits New Zealand
Uneven rates of death - 1918 influenza pandemic
Response to the influenza pandemic
Aftermath - 1918 influenza pandemic
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