The following lists events that happened during 1918 in New Zealand.
The jubilation over the end of
World War I was overshadowed by the
Spanish flu pandemic reaching New Zealand. In four months, it is estimated that over 8600 New Zealanders died of the disease and between one third and one half of the population were infected.
The death rate for Māori was estimated at 42 per thousand (approx 2,160 deaths) compared to 5.6 per 1000 (6,400 deaths) for European New Zealanders.[1][2][3]
12 October: Troop ship
RMS Niagara returns, carrying a number of people ill with influenza. It is not quarantined.
William Massey and
Joseph Ward are aboard. Although later cited as the cause of the Spanish flu epidemic, 6 persons had already died in the 3 days preceding its arrival.[8]
18 November: Influenza is "hastily" gazetted as a notifiable disease.[9]
December: The flu epidemic eases. Over 8600 have died including at least 1260 Māori.[7]
2 December: Aviation Act 1918, to control aviation in New Zealand, is passed by Parliament.[10][11]
Undated
Parliament moves into Parliament House although it is not yet completed.[12]
^Rice, Geoffrey; Bryder, Linda. Black November : the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand (2nd ed.). Christchurch, N.Z.
ISBN9781927145913.
OCLC960210402.
^Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^Rice, Geoffrey W. (2005) [1988]. Black November: The 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand (2 ed.). Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 91.
ISBN1-877257-35-4.
^Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed.
ISBN0-589-00905-2
^"Parliament". The Dominion. 2 December 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
The following lists events that happened during 1918 in New Zealand.
The jubilation over the end of
World War I was overshadowed by the
Spanish flu pandemic reaching New Zealand. In four months, it is estimated that over 8600 New Zealanders died of the disease and between one third and one half of the population were infected.
The death rate for Māori was estimated at 42 per thousand (approx 2,160 deaths) compared to 5.6 per 1000 (6,400 deaths) for European New Zealanders.[1][2][3]
12 October: Troop ship
RMS Niagara returns, carrying a number of people ill with influenza. It is not quarantined.
William Massey and
Joseph Ward are aboard. Although later cited as the cause of the Spanish flu epidemic, 6 persons had already died in the 3 days preceding its arrival.[8]
18 November: Influenza is "hastily" gazetted as a notifiable disease.[9]
December: The flu epidemic eases. Over 8600 have died including at least 1260 Māori.[7]
2 December: Aviation Act 1918, to control aviation in New Zealand, is passed by Parliament.[10][11]
Undated
Parliament moves into Parliament House although it is not yet completed.[12]
^Rice, Geoffrey; Bryder, Linda. Black November : the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand (2nd ed.). Christchurch, N.Z.
ISBN9781927145913.
OCLC960210402.
^Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^Rice, Geoffrey W. (2005) [1988]. Black November: The 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand (2 ed.). Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 91.
ISBN1-877257-35-4.
^Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed.
ISBN0-589-00905-2
^"Parliament". The Dominion. 2 December 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 29 September 2018.