<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Hihi's plight no laughing matter
Hihi - otherwise known as stitchbirds - may well be New Zealand's most interesting birds.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromPets & Animals
Little rock stars of Tiri
The endangered hihi birds - also known as stitchbirds - continue to fascinate.
Battery farm protesters to remain overnight
Animal rights protesters plan to spend the night chained to silos on a battery hen farm near Pukekohe, 50km south of Auckland, in a bid to draw attention to the caged birds' living conditions.
Sally Hawkins' animal attraction
Sally Hawkins fell for New Zealand while her character in Love Birds fell for Rhys Darby, writes Jacqueline Smith
Dolphin death sparks a call for extra vigilance
The death of a dolphin after a collision with a boat in the Hauraki Gulf has prompted a warning for boaties to take care around marine mammals.
Japan suspends Antarctic whale hunt - reports
The Japanese whaling fleet appears to have called an early end to its whaling season in Antarctica, a move which conservationists tentatively say could spell an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Builder unseals tomb of mummified cat
A mummified cat believed to have been stuck in the walls of a home for more than 55 years has been found by a surprised builder.
New welfare code expected to push up egg price - Govt
A new welfare code for layer hens which effectively bans battery cages is expected to push up the price of eggs to consumers.
Fears whales could restrand
DOC says the longer a refloated pod of whales are in deep water the better the chances they will not restrand
Oysters being wiped out around the world
Enjoy your shucking while it lasts. Wild oysters are now "functionally extinct" in many places where they were once plentiful.
Stranded whale pod reunites after refloating
About 70 pilot whales which became stranded at the top of the South Island have made it to deeper water.
Pilot whales restranded
A group of pilot whales appears to have beached once more on Farewell Spit, at the top of the South Island.
Stranded whales swim off on high tide
A pod of 66 pilot whales beached west of Nelson yesterday swam off on the high tide overnight, DOC says.