People are urged not to handle sick or dead birds after the coastal detection.

The alert followed a migratory seabird near Wellington returning a postive test result.

People are urged not to handle sick or dead birds after the coastal detection.

Bird flu has been detected in New Zealand.

New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found on a beach near the capital, Wellington, tested positive, Biosecurity Minister…

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The deadly virus was detected in a brown skua seabird near Wellington, although authorities say there is not yet any evidence of mass mortality or impacts on poultry.

H5 bird flu strain has spread globally, with more than a dozen cases confirmed in Australia since last month

MPI says poultry and eggs are still safe to eat.

Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach

Grassroots organisations at bird flu's ground zero have been mobilising in the 24 hours since its confirmation.

Officials confirm no poultry cases or mass seabird deaths have been found.

A native hawk found in Wairarapa is the second case of H5 bird flu.

A second bird found in the Wairarapa has been confirmed to have H5 bird flu.

New Zealand detected on Friday (Jul 17) the first infection of a native bird by the deadly H5N1 bird flu, days after confirming a migratory seabird had tested positive in the…