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Commercial poultry farmers
EPF + PIANZ bird flu biosecurity website
Fact sheet: H5 bird flu in commercial poultry [PDF, 495 KB]
Poster: Look out for H5 bird flu [PDF, 3.2 MB]
Backyard poultry and other pet bird owners
Guide: Bird flu and protecting your birds booklet [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Video: Preparing for bird flu: A guide for backyard poultry owners (3.48)
Video: Take steps to protect your chickens or other pet birds from bird flu
Poster: Look out for H5 bird flu [PDF, 3.2 MB]
For livestock farmers and rural professionals
Fact sheet: Information for farmers [PDF, 2 MB] [PDF, 2 MB]
Biosecurity on your farm or lifestyle block
Information for rural professionals – fact sheet [PDF, 987 KB]
Dairy NZ
Biosecurity planner – Dairy NZ
Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Deer Industry New Zealand
MPI media releases
Government media releases
17 July 2026: Bird flu work steps up, second case confirmed – Beehive
15 July 2026: H5 bird flu confirmed in New Zealand – Beehive
Photos and videos for media use
Media outlets can use these pictures and this video in news stories about bird flu. If you have any questions about the pictures and footage, email media@mpi.govt.nz
Staff at the MPI Animal Health Laboratory
All the photos were taken during laboratory testing in Wellington in late June and early July.
Getting samples from birds for testing [JPG, 7.3 MB]