HPAI Regional Disposal Guides

Below is a link to down load the individual Regional Guides for farmers when disposing of culled chicken and related waste impacted by Avian Influenza (AI): Regional Guides – August-September

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New Executive Director Appointment

05/08/2025 To the Members, In April 2025, we commenced a recruitment process for a new Executive Director to replace Michael Brooks on his retirement at the end of this year. I am pleased to advise that after an extensive search, we have appointed Fiona MacMillan to the role of Executive Director. Fiona’s most recent role […]

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WOAH State of the World Animal Health

Please find attached the WOAH’s first ever edition of The State of the World’s Animal Health report, covering 2025. state-of-the-world-animal-health-full-digital-english- The document can also be downloaded by using this link. The document provides WOAH’s overview on the current Animal Health situation globally, a critical insights into disease trends, the situation of veterinary capacities worldwide, the […]

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H7 HPAI 2024 Epidemiological Report

26 February 2025 Here is the link to the MPI epidemiology report on the MPI website about the HPAI outbreak at Hillgrove farm. This report is the official record of what happened and is used to inform other countries of NZ’s HPAI status. The cleaning and disinfection work will continue throughout the farm; once that is completed, restocking will […]

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HPAI Industry Only Update – Michael Brooks

HPAI Industry-only update This is an update from Industry for members of PIANZ and EPF on the recent HPAI outbreak in Otago. Previously, progress in HPAI preparations across the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Industry was shared with members via a joint monthly newsletter. This newsletter was paused in December when New Zealand’s first […]

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Launch of the December 2024 Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries

MPI has now published the December SOPI report on the MPI website. Read SOPI reports to find out about: the performance of New Zealand’s primary industry sectors markets for our primary sector products developments in the primary industries, such as free trade agreements, biosecurity responses, strategic direction, and farming practices.  

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