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Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
For information on the NZ response to HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza:
HPAI)
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/pes ... -influenza
https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/wildli ... influenza/
• Report 3 or more sick or dead birds/wildlife to Biosecurity NZ: 0800 80 99 66
• Don’t touch, handle, or collect sick or dead birds.
• Watch for signs: sudden death, weakness, tremors, paralysis, breathing difficulty, diarrhoea.
Royalcam New
Āwheo means ‘halo’
Āwheo hatched on the 22nd of January 2026 and is now 181 days old (22nd July), average fledging age is 240 days. He was banded F71 on the 18th of July, stainless-steel banding will be done during August.
Āwheo was weighed at 11.03am on the 7th of July he was 10kg. The average weight for day 181 is 10.3kg so this is a little below average but not of concern (he had 4 feeds in the last week). The next weigh day will be the 4th of August. The average weights have levelled out and will start to drop in the next month as is normal prior to fledging.



Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC)
Thanks for sharing, the toroa chicks are all over 6.5 kg so this cat is not going to hunt them. However, there are many other native species, including tarāpunga/red billed gull, tītī/sooty shearwaters, kororā/blue penguin, matapo/Otago Shag and native skinks, that call Pukekura home which are at a greater risk to cat predation. Some animals are trap shy and so far, this individual has evaded our extensive trapping network which has caught 13 cats this year.



















