From Clare Swinney

It’s easy to be cynical given the disinformation the New Zealand government, the “single source of truth,” disseminated during COVID.

Why is the New Zealand government wasting taxpayers’ dollars to prime the public with fear about a bird flu outbreak? This month ads have been playing on NewsTalkZB advising listeners to “be ready” for a bird flu outbreak and visit the Ministry for Primary Industries, (MPI) website for more information. On the site, under the title: Don’t let bird flu take flight, it claims “bird flu” is a “highly contagious viral disease spreading overseas” and that “droppings from a single bird can contain enough virus to infect thousands of birds,” [1]. Why is MPI gearing up the fear tactics?  

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