
Smith: 'Small' risk to Maui's dolphin
Conservation Minister Nick Smith says the risk to the tiny number of Maui's dolphins from a new block of land listed for oil and gas exploration is 'small'.
Conservation Minister Nick Smith says the risk to the tiny number of Maui's dolphins from a new block of land listed for oil and gas exploration is 'small'.
It's The Hangover-meets-Jurassic Park. While most stag parties involve paintballing, the pub or a strip club, one group of friends spent did some impromptu palaeontology.
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Satao, one of Kenya’s largest elephants, has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows.
A plucky NZ mum presented the Duke of Edinburgh with a surprise birthday gift, but the famously grouchy royal asked her to get someone else to carry it.
The owner of a world-famous dog found floating on a log near Great Barrier Island this week has spoken - and this fishy dog's tale is not all it seemed.
A dog, which had been washed out to sea following this week's wild storm, was rescued by the Navy and has now become an overnight sensation.
becoming an octogenarian has only ramped up Jane Goodall’s globe-trekking schedule, because there’s far too much to be done to pause for a breather.
A different kind of detector dog is set to be introduced near airports soon that will hunt out snakes, birds and other reptiles that may find their way into the country.
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property is continuing the fight to keep her name secret.
Ababy rhino who was unable to sleep on his own after seeing his mother brutally killed by poachers for her horn, has captured the hearts of staff at a centre documenting his progress.
The Auckland Zoo has shut its gates for the day after wild winds damaged their Pridelands exhibit overnight.
Robyn Preston is a mother of five and grandmother of seven from a small community near Dargaville. We meet the photographer who now spends at least half the year in Africa.
More Auckland pet owners are turning to "doggie daycare" options that offer door-to-door service and activities including agility and search and retrieval classes.
The remains of a man taken by a crocodile in front of his family in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park have been recovered.
Danielle Wright connects with a group of special children getting active on horseback.
A vet shot a tranquiliser dart at a zoo employee dressed as a gorilla after mistaking him for a primate.
Dita De Boni writes: I once swore we'd get pets for the kids "over my dead body", yet here I am, looking at a fish tank containing the three newest members of the household: Hammerhead, Fishey and Wuzzley.
Two women have been jailed for 12 months over the death of their elderly neighbour, who was “literally eaten alive” by their starving dog.
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A long weekend away turned out to be better than expected for Andrea Hegan, who paddled alongside a number of orca whales near Kawau Island on Sunday.
Humanity has pushed the planet to the brink of a dinosaur-scale sixth mass extinction, a new study has warned.
The local council will consider putting up signs on a New Plymouth walkway following a seal attack on an elderly man, but the animal won't be shot unless necessary.
An elderly man attacked by a fur seal on the New Plymouth foreshore was in a serious condition last night.