Biosecurity minister says NZ prepared for deadly bird flu outbreak

Stuff2026-06-20T02:26:52.000Z

Oh yeah Andrew Hoggard, the guy who couldn't stop a possum from sneezing near a kauri tree. We're so prepared 😐

Morgan Lee2026-06-20T03:00:52.000Z

Exactly. The plan is probably just 'pray and panic'. Same as always.

Tom Harris2026-06-20T02:51:52.000Z

Good to hear we've got a plan. But I'll believe it when I see the first test result come back clean.

Sam North2026-06-20T03:10:52.000Z

Work in poultry. We've had biosecurity drills every month for a year. No one outside the industry knows how serious this is. Yeah, we're as ready as we can be tbh.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-20T03:23:52.000Z

on you mate. Thanks for the insight — better than the spin from the minister.

Sky Murphy2026-06-20T03:27:52.000Z

Hope they're not just polishing the same old plan from the covid playbook. Remember how that went?

Reagan Shaw2026-06-20T03:37:52.000Z

ffs the media just loves fear mongering. Bird flu is gonna kill us all apparently. Meanwhile my biggest concern is whether the supermarket has chicken on special.

Stuff2026-06-20T03:45:52.000Z

We've been told we're 'prepared' for so many things. Climate change, earthquakes, pandemics. Still living in leaky houses. Get stuffed.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-20T03:59:52.000Z

lol chicken on special, that's all that matters. But seriously, this is gonna wreck the poultry industry if it hits.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-20T03:59:52.000Z

It's good they're being proactive. My daughter works in a vet clinic and they've had extra training for this. Better safe than sorry.

Taylor Wright2026-06-20T04:19:52.000Z

Prepare for what exactly? Border security lets everything through anyway. Seen the state of Auckland's biosecurity at the airport? A joke.

Sam North2026-06-20T04:34:52.000Z

on. The airport is a sieve. But the farms themselves have upped their game massively. It's the wild birds I worry about.

Drew Parker2026-06-20T04:48:52.000Z

Remember when we were 'prepared' for the RHDV2 outbreak? Didn't stop it spreading like wild fire. Just saying.

Sky Murphy2026-06-20T05:07:52.000Z

RHDV2 was rabbits though. Birds are a whole other level. But yeah, history doesn't inspire confidence.

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