A man has been kicked by a calf while trying to help it and the blow sent a 55-year-old man tumbling 10 metres down a bank.

Pet owners are being warned that identity microchips in their precious animals may be faulty after flaws were detected in more than 1,000 chips.

Human error put a Hamilton Zoo keeper at risk from a female tiger, an investigation by the Ministry of Primary Industries has found.

In June last year, Maxwel Johnson beat his one-year-old dog so severely the dog lost an eye, several teeth, and suffered a broken jaw.

The man who allegedly throttled a police dog while on the run will face trial at the High Court.

New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if protection measures were extended to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according to a new University of Otago review.

For Chuck and Yardley, the explosive-sniffing dogs of Bamiyan, nothing could be more fun than discovering a bomb on the side of the road.

A colony of Antarctic penguins could be excused for feeling like climate change's big winners.

Animal Planet wants to help you tap into your inner wild. That's the message as the channel - broadcast here via Sky Television - unveils 11 new shows along with 20 returning favourites in the season ahead.

He's not milking his fame, but Ryan Gosling is lending his name to the cause of cows

How many more people have to be killed or maimed by vicious dogs before our parliamentarians and police start to act?

Two large dogs that mauled a pilates instructor to death have attacked before, police say.

Stunned schoolchildren watched as a yak attacked a woman on a farm owned by tycoon Alan Gibbs.

A family is delighted to be reunited with their beloved billy goat after being tipped off to his whereabouts by a person who claims to have psychic powers.

If your kids want to go all Dr Doolittle and talk to the animals there are plenty of places to do just that not too far away, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Danielle Wright takes a sneak peek under water in a glass-bottom boat at New Zealand's first marine reserve, at Leigh.

A baby kiwi named after New Zealand supermodel Rachel Hunter has been released back into the wild after hatching in Rotorua.

Auckland SPCA is calling for people to adopt their own Easter bunny this weekend, but only if they are prepared to look after it.