The 1918 Influenza Pandemic had a devastating impact on NZ but what happened the year after? The pandemic came in the same year as World War I ended. By analysing 1919 in NZ perhaps we can learn what might happen in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Historian Grant Morris from Victoria University looks back to see from this past experience what we might expect as we move forward.
Peace Celebration in Auckland (1919): Photo: Public Domain