Bird Flu
Our Changing World: Black-eyed gannets and H5N1 bird flu
2020 saw the start of two global pandemics. Covid-19, of course, but also H5N1 bird flu, which has since swept around the world leaving millions of dead wild birds in its wake.
It has reached… Audio
Our Changing World: Professor Jemma Geoghegan on communicating science
Claire Concannon sits down with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, winner of the Prime Minister's Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao Science Communication Prize, to chat about Covid-19, bird flu and her virology lab.
…Otago egg farm only halfway through de-contamination process
A free range egg farm infected with avian bird flu in December is only half way through the de-contamination process and it will be months before chickens return to the Otago property. 200,000 birds… Audio
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing
Avian flu has been found on an Otago chicken farm for the first time in New Zealand's history. It's something the poultry industry has spent months preparing for and we take you inside a North Island… Audio
Chicken carcasses from Otago farm taken to landfill
Two truck loads of chicken carcasses, eggs and litter from an Otago farm infected with bird flu have been taken to a landfill in Southland. It's day two of the cull of 80,000 birds after some tested… Audio
Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Audio
Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep
AudioOfficials prepare contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer
Environmental officials are preparing a contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer to our shores. Audio
Is New Zealand prepared for a potential bird flu infection?
A highly contagious and deadly bird flu is currently sweeping the world - so does New Zealand need to be better prepared for its potential arrival? While New Zealand is seen as being at a low risk of… Audio
What makes us believe conspiracy theories?
Why do people believe conspiracy theories? And what do conspiracy theories tell us about the way we view the world? Professor Joe Uscinski is a political scientist and author of American Conspiracy… Audio
Professor Robert Webster - author of Flu Hunter
Balclutha-born Professor Robert Webster is a world-renowned virologist and international expert in influenza who was among the first scientists to acknowledge a link between human and avian flu. His… Audio
