UpdatedNZ Herald17 Jul, 2026 03:48 AM5 mins to readH5N1 bird flu has reached New Zealand. Virologist Jemma Geoghegan joins The Front Page and explains the risks to wildlife, poultry and the wider public.The Government says it will ramp up its response against bird flu after a second case of the viral disease was confirmed in New Zealand.
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka confirmed today that a kāhu (swamp harrier hawk) found in Wairarapa was the second bird in
