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Wednesday 19 August 2026

Bird Flu

Govt launches $1.5m SME bird flu grant 19th August 2026 /

Govt launches $1.5m SME bird flu grant

A new $1.5m government grant is opening to help local poultry farmers defend their birds against bird flu.


H5 arrives, industry on “high alert” 16th July 2026 /

H5 arrives, industry on “high alert”

New Zealand’s poultry sector has been thrust into a state of heightened vigilance following the country’s first confirmed detection of the highly pathogenic global bird flu strain.