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Avian influenza newsletters, fact sheets, science reports, and other resources
Information, fact sheets, and guidance for farmers, bird owners, hunters, and others about HPAI. Also find science reports about our readiness planning.
Commercial poultry farmers and producers
Avian influenza in commercial poultry [PDF, 638 KB]
Look out for high pathogenicity avian influenza – A3 poster [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Poultry industry newsletter updates
Domestic poultry and pet bird owners
Bird flu and protecting your birds booklet [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Look out for high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) – Poster [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Dairy and other livestock farmers
Information for farmers [PDF, 2.8 MB]
Biosecurity on your farm or lifestyle block
2025 High pathogenicity avian influenza information for rural professionals – Factsheet [PDF, 829 KB]
Dairy NZ
Biosecurity planner – Dairy NZ
Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Deer Industry New Zealand
Drystock biosecurity guidelines
On-farm biosecurity learning module
Hunters
Information for game bird hunters [PDF, 545 KB]
Reporting HPAI
How to report suspected bird flu – fact sheet [PDF, 700 KB]
Guidance for dealing with sick or dead birds during an HPAI H5N1 outbreak (General) [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Guidance for dealing with sick or dead birds during an HPAI H5N1 outbreak (Wildlife) [PDF, 1.4 MB]
HPAI readiness updates
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HPAI H5N1 readiness science reports
As part of our preparation for the potential arrival of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, MPI commissioned a series of technical reports that are informing the approach to planning for H5N1 should it arrive here.
Summary of technical reports
HPAI H5N1 assessment of risk to New Zealand [PDF, 817 KB]
Technical appendices informing the 'HPAI H5N1 assessment of risk to New Zealand' report
Assessment of the likelihood of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b arriving in NZ via wild birds 2024 Austral Autumn/Winter [PDF, 592 KB]
Likelihood of establishment and spread of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus in free-living birds of NZ [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Likelihood of NZ-owned birds being exposed to HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus from free-living birds, and becoming infected [PDF, 997 KB]
Likelihood of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus spreading between owned bird premises in NZ [PDF, 714 KB]
Avian influenza baseline threat assessment August 2024 [PDF, 757 KB]
