HPAI Information & Reporting

HPAI Reporter

HPAI H5N1 (bird flu) is now in Aotearoa. If you’ve found a sick or dead bird, marine mammal, or other wildlife, you can report it using the form below, in a couple of minutes, from your laptop or phone. The HPAI Reporter is part of Mātaki: the Māori Biosecurity Network, run by Te Tira Whakamātaki. It does two things at once. It helps us see what’s happening because kaitiaki out on the whenua and the moana notice things long before any agency does. And it helps us show what our communities are carrying, because much of the work of watching for, checking and dealing with sick and dead wildlife is or will fall to Māori, unfunded.

That’s why the form asks, if you’re willing, what it cost you to respond. The time, the travel, the disposal, and whether you were resourced to do the mahi or did it for nothing. You can skip those questions. But every time you answer them, you help us make an invisible load visible, and turn it into the case for it to be properly resourced.

Want to learn more about this form and how it will be used? Read more here.

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Māori Biosecurity Network
HPAI ACTIVE IN AOTEAROA · REPORT WHAT YOU SEE
Bird flu (H5N1) is here. Every report helps us protect our taonga, our kai and our people – and shows what it’s really costing whānau to respond. Safety first, then tell us what you found.
1 · What did you find?
2 · Which one? – pick one, or “unsure” and add a photo
⚠ Safety first
    🔗 Helpful resources
    3 · The details
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    📍 Use my current location
    Photos are resized before uploading.
    4 · What did it cost you? – optional, but it really helps

    Councils and DOC can’t reach every report. We’re tracking what it costs whānau to go and look – and to dispose safely – so this mahi can be recognised and resourced.

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    Report received

    Saved on your device – it will send automatically when you’re back online.
    For the site admin

    Reports are sent to your configured endpoint. Any saved on this device can be exported here.

    Frequently Asked Questions & Important Information

    Ko ā koutou pūrongo, he taonga | Your reports are taonga

    The information you share is held by Te Tira Whakamātaki, not by a government agency or an outside company. We decide, with our communities, what is shared and with whom. Reporting here does not replace ringing the official hotline when it’s urgent, the form will tell you when to ring, but it means the knowledge of what’s happening on your whenua stays with you as well.

    He wā whakamātau tēnei | This is a first version

    This is an early tester, and we’re learning as we go. It works best online. If something doesn’t work, or you have an idea to make it better, tell us at hono@ttw.nz. What we learn from this version will shape the full tool that’s coming, where reporting bird flu is one part of a wider network watching over the taiao.

    Kai te ora tonu ngā kai | On kai and safety

    You cannot catch bird flu from eating properly cooked chicken or eggs – cooking destroys the virus, and normal food-handling advice still applies. The risk to people is currently low, and mainly affects those in close, prolonged contact with sick birds. That’s exactly why protecting and resourcing the people doing this mahi matters. For the latest official guidance check out MPI or DOC‘s websites.

    Whakapā mai | Get in touch

    Questions, concerns, or unusual deaths you think aren’t being taken seriously? Want the Mātaki roadshow in your rohe? Get in touch with us via hono@ttw.nz

    Downloadable Resources

    How to Report Suspected Bird Flu – Ministry for Primary Industries (July 2026)

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