Waterfowl and seabirds are the most likely way the virus would spread within New Zealand, moving rapidly across the country within a few weeks. Zoos and other facilities holding captive birds have ...

The majority of the dead birds collected in Otago were paradise shelduck, a native taonga species that traditionally used ...

Otago Fish & Game said it was the first known major outbreak of the bacterial disease in the region, while in Timaru rescuers ...

A bird flu outbreak poses a significant risk to wildlife in New Zealand but the country's conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line.