Muzzled and waiting in a sterile room for the vet's lethal injection, this was the last sight that 3338 dogs in Auckland saw.

A 5-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after being bitten by a dog in south Auckland last night.

A 5-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being bitten on the face by a pit bull, believed to be a family pet, in South Auckland.

Three dead whales have washed up on West Coast beaches in as many days.

A shivering litter of tiny blue heeler puppies was dumped on city streets on one of the coldest nights of the year.

A firefighter who resuscitated a puppy rescued from a burning house says he did not think twice before blowing oxygen through the dog's nose.

A puppy had to be given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by Wanganui fireman Gary Wilson after a central city cottage was gutted by fire.

A couple's plan for a dolphin-assisted birth has drawn scorn and danger warnings from experts.

University of Otago researchers are pounding the pavement with dog-owners to discover how taking a walk with man's best friend affects a person's wellbeing.

Two horses have died after being hit by a car in south Auckland this morning.

Circling 180m above the ground, its thermal camera trained on the scrubland below, the drone silently watches for its target.

Kiwi kids got close to their national bird yesterday before the chicks were released as part of a history-making breeding programme.

Just about everyone agrees that the moves to permit psycho-active substances to be sold if they can be proved to be safe are A Good Thing. One of the few areas for dispute is whether or not they should be tested on animals.

A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of the Waikato River.

The former wife of a dead conman has been convicted of forging a fake dog lease in an attempt to extort $15,000 from a voluntary animal shelter.

Learning to ride is a dream come true for some children. Joanna Mathers looks at what riding schools in Auckland and beyond offer.

A fly with a water droplet balanced on its head features in an incredible up-close-and-personal series of pictures of bugs in amazingly sharp detail.

In the jungle of Borneo, displaced or orphaned orang-utans are given lessons in survival, writes Ben Fogle.

Snoopy is a survivor. The 4-year-old spaniel-cross spent six hours stranded on a Dunedin cliff ledge in the cold and rain yesterday.

It was a toss-up whether Badger or Huhana was the 100th kiwi raised on Matakohe/Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour.

Wellington Zoo has put a new listing on Trade Me, giving bidders the opportunity to name their newest arrival - a Goliath birdeater tarantula.