A 'high pathogenic' type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend.
MPI has confirmed the virus is not the H5N1 strain that has been causing deaths in poultry, wild birds, and mammals worldwide.
To help us understand what's happening now we're joined by University of Otago virologist Jemma Geoghegan.
The government is confident its teams will be able eradicate the high pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu, which has been found at Hillgrove Egg Farm in Otago. Photo: Supplied / Otago Daily Times
