We were after stoats, small carnivorous mammals introduced to New Zealand in the 1870s that are especially deadly to native birds. These animals are lean and lithe with kitten-like faces.

Negative test results for a second farm suspected of containing bird flu are encouraging but the country is not out of the woods yet, an Otago University virologist says. An outbreak of the H7N6 virus ...

On Tuesday, Biosecurity New Zealand put a precautionary restricted place notice on the Dunedin farm, stopping movement of material on and off the property, after some of its 6,000 birds died.

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MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty. Video / NZ Herald Laurie Horsfall now has the Hawke’s Bay poultry ...

France have responded to New Zealand Rugby's offer to play one of their upcoming Tests against the All Blacks in the USA. Bob Skinstad blasts rugby's failure to implement a global calendar and hit ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries is confident it has the resources it needs if the bird flu outbreak becomes more widespread. On Thursday, MPI said ongoing testing was not showing any signs of ...

The New Zealand batter led the fight after a top-order collapse but the massive target was a bridge too far for the hosts to cross ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus that has spread worldwide is already better at infecting people than earlier strains. What’s more, a single mutation could allow it to infect the cells lining our noses ...

At this stage, we believe the issues on the farm are caused by an existing New Zealand disease among the birds and we will work with the farm to identify what it is and provide support.” ...

Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute are reporting that it would take just a single mutation in the version of bird flu that has swept through U.S. dairy herds to produce a virus adept ...