9 Jul 2020

The History of Quarantine in NZ

From Afternoons, 3:25 pm on 9 July 2020

New Zealand has a long history of quarantining people coming into New Zealand. Dr Grant Morris, historian from Victoria University of Wellington recalls why and where arrivals were quarantined and some of the surrounding controversies.

Somes Island Quarantine Station

Somes Island Quarantine Station Photo: NZ History

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