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What assessment, if any, has the Department of Conservation undertaken of the current capacity of wildlife hospitals to manage increased numbers of sick or injured wild birds during an H5 bird flu outbreak; if so, what were the findings?

Answered Question 41386 (2026)
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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What assessment, if any, has the Department of Conservation undertaken of the current capacity of wildlife hospitals to manage increased numbers of sick or injured wild birds during an H5 bird flu outbreak; if so, what were the findings?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

I am advised that there is no specific effective treatment for H5 bird flu and as such the Department of Conservation has not assessed capacity for treating birds that have bird flu. The Department has been supporting wildlife hospitals to prepare for and understand the potential implications of an H5 bird flu outbreak.