Ryan Mc Lane
1918 Pacific influenza crisis
2 Oct 2018
A hundred years ago a ship left Auckland harbour heading for Fiji. The SS Talune was carrying influenza and it wreaked havoc across the pacific. Audio
Ryan McLane: lessons from the 1918 killer flu
11 Feb 2018
This year marks 100 years since the most deadly epidemic in NZ's history claimed nearly 10,000 lives. The influenza pandemic of 1918, at the end of WW1, hit hard and fast killing four times as many… Audio
Authorities work to hold infectious disease at bay in Fiji
15 Mar 2016
Health teams working in Fiji in the aftermath of Cyclone Winston say the health situation has stabilised and they are not yet seeing large levels of mosquito, food and water-borne disease. Audio