1917 NZ's ‘blackest day’ at Passchendaele
In terms of lives lost in a single day, this was the greatest disaster in New Zealand's modern history. The failed assault on Passchendaele in Belgium took the lives of 45 officers and 800 men, and left more than 2700 wounded. Read more...
1918 Niagara's arrival blamed for flu pandemic
Many people blamed the liner Niagara for bringing a deadly new influenza virus to New Zealand. But six people had died of the flu in Auckland in the three days before it arrived, and the upsurge in cases in the city came two weeks later. Read more...
