The 8th annual OIHRN meeting was held at St Margaret's College at Dunedin on 11 - 12 November 2015. Steering committee members, Dr Deborah Wililamson, presented on "Poultry, Potions and Public Health: infectious diseases genomics in NZ and beyond” and Professor Philip Hill presented on “The Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in the Gambia, West Africa”. The Webster Centre was pleased to serve as a sponsor for this event.