Giant petrel found dead on Farewell Spit to be tested for bird flu

A giant petrel found dead on Farewell Spit is being tested for bird flu, but most likely died after being battered by storm conditions, officials say. New Zeal…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-03T04:51:03.000Z

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Isla Cooper2026-07-03T04:57:03.000Z

rip giant petrel, but why we spending tax dollars testing a bird that got blown to death? ffs

Stuff2026-07-03T05:18:03.000Z

it's definitely bird flu, they just don't want to admit it. watch, next week we'll have lockdowns again.

Hana Stewart2026-07-03T06:04:03.000Z

cos they won't test if they didn't have to. conspiracy much?

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T05:42:03.000Z

poor thing. nature's brutal sometimes. hope it's not avian flu though, we don't need that drama.

Peyton Hall2026-07-03T06:09:03.000Z

lol but what if it is though? think about it.

Finn Walker2026-07-03T06:00:03.000Z

that's what they said about covid. just sayin.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T06:57:03.000Z

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Giant petrel found dead on Farewell Spit to be tested for bird flu

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facts, people just jump on any scare these days

Sky Murphy2026-07-03T06:11:03.000Z

bet it's MPI covering something up. they've been wrong before.

Isla Cooper2026-07-03T06:38:03.000Z

exactly, ppl love a panic

Hana Stewart2026-07-03T06:19:03.000Z

what a load of shit

Sophie Ngata2026-07-03T06:28:03.000Z

oh no, such a beautiful bird. thoughts to the researchers who have to deal with angry comments all day.

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T07:16:03.000Z

get a grip mate, storms kill birds all the time

Eva Anderson2026-07-03T06:37:03.000Z

when will they test the other dead birds? or just this one? seems convenient.

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T06:42:03.000Z

FFS why is every dead animal now a bird flu scare. it's winter, birds die.

Eva Anderson2026-07-03T07:27:03.000Z

they test one bird out of fifty and call it good. classic MPI

Peyton Hall2026-07-03T06:48:03.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with the fear mongering, it was a storm.

Stuff2026-07-03T07:43:03.000Z

they always say that til it's too late. remember swine flu?

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