Cherie HowieReporter·NZ Herald·27 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to read‌Mangatāwhiri mum Victoria McHardy had her left leg amputated above the knee after her influenza A infection turned to life-threatening pneumonia and sepsis last month. She's pictured at Middlemore Hospital with her son Ryan McHardy, 8.The husband of a North Waikato mum-of-three faced the heartbreaking choice of “her leg or her life” after the healthy 36-year-old suffered life-threatening complications from the flu.

Victoria McHardy is recovering after her influenza A infection in late June turned to pneumonia and then sepsis, causing blood clots that led