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What criteria, if any, does the Department of Conservation use to determine whether access restrictions or area closures are necessary during an H5 bird flu outbreak?

Answered Question 37245 (2026)
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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What criteria, if any, does the Department of Conservation use to determine whether access restrictions or area closures are necessary during an H5 bird flu outbreak?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

I am advised that any access restrictions would be based on outbreak conditions and risk assessments, including risks to human health, wildlife, and disease spread.