{"id":194084,"date":"2026-07-17T01:16:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194084"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:46:57","slug":"new-zealand-confirms-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-native-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194084","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in native bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">New Zealand detected on <!-- -->July 17<!-- --> the first infection of a native bird by the deadly H5N1 bird flu, days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/australianz\/new-zealand-reports-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-migratory-seabird?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">confirming a migratory seabird had tested positive<\/span><\/a> in the country\u2019s first recorded case of the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A swamp harrier hawk, known locally as a kahu and found in the North Island\u2019s Wairarapa region, had been infected with the virus, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">New Zealand reported its first confirmed detection on <!-- -->July 15<!-- -->, in a brown skua found near Wellington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWhile it\u2019s disappointing to find a native bird with H5 bird flu, it\u2019s not unexpected following the confirmation earlier this week of our first case,\u201d Hoggard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThis hawk can go out to the coast &#8211; especially in winter to hunt. Hawks can get bird flu by hunting, eating, or scavenging infected birds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There had been no detection of bird flu in poultry, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Health officials have started a vaccination programme for 300 core breeding birds from five of the country\u2019s most endangered species, including flightless takahe and kakapo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Earlier <!-- -->in July<!-- -->, Australia reported its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/australianz\/australia-confirms-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-australian-seabird-for-first-time?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">first case of the disease in a local seabird<\/span><\/a>. All previous cases had involved migratory birds. REUTERS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/australianz\/new-zealand-confirms-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-native-bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand detected on July 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 country\u2019s first recorded case of the disease. A swamp harrier hawk, known locally as a kahu and found in the North Island\u2019s Wairarapa region, had&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a8dff2a51a58929986704cc812d020fde68b1edcb436168c2c3d9364cfc696a0.webp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195114,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195114","url_meta":{"origin":194084,"position":0},"title":"\u2018Internet of the forest\u2019: Scientists discover birds and monkeys in the Amazon have developed a natural communication network to share danger warnings and protect each other from predators |","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Amazon rainforest is never truly quiet, and its endless chorus of chirps, whistles and calls may carry far more information than humans realise. 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