avian influenza

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 July 202620 July 2026

The kāhu (swamp harrier hawk) – found in the Wairarapa – is the second case of bird flu in NZ and the first […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 July 2026

A single ocean-going seabird has tested positive for bird flu, after being found on Petone beach in Wellington. It’s NZ’s […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 July 202609 July 2026

The Australian government has now reported seven cases of a serious type of bird flu in wild birds. Over the last […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 June 202623 June 2026

The first cases of H5N1 bird flu in mainland Australia were identified in seabirds over the weekend. The highly infectious virus […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 May 2025

How are the eggs to make traditional seasonal flu vaccines procured and kept safe from other pathogens, like avian influenza? […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 December 2024

Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 December 202402 December 2024

A ‘high pathogenic’ type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 2024

New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2024

New research has detailed the extent of how the highly pathogenic avian flu virus H5N1 rapidly spread into wildlife on […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 202412 June 2024

Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]