Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach The deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in New Zealand for the first time, sparking alarm that some of the country’s most beloved and vulne...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/16/new-zealand-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case)