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Melbourne llama drama ends

Cat dumper: 'I cannot explain why I did this'

The woman who earned the wrath of a nation after she was caught dumping a cat in a bin says she is "profoundly sorry".

Reward offered over sheep massacre

An animal rights group is offering a $10,000 reward after a sheep massacre near Timaru which it is says is one of the country's worst animal abuse cases.

Woman who binned cat: It was funny

The British woman caught on camera dumping a cat in a wheelie bin said she 'thought it would be funny'.

Cat dumper under police watch as anger grows

The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin is now under police protection after being named and shamed by the press.

Five of the best: Off-leash dog parks

Need to blow the cobwebs off you and your pooch? Let him loose in these dog-friendly parks around Auckland.

'Cat dumping' woman found

The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin has been identified.

Farmer shoots sheep after horror attack

Stranded pilot whales refloated

Eleven pilot whales have been successfully transported and refloated at Matai Bay after a mass stranding on Karikari Beach near Kaitaia yesterday.

Paul the octopus takes on new role

Bears used to guard crop

Whale death toll rises to 44

The number of whales to have perished on Karikari beach has now reached 44 - but rescuers are trying to save 14 survivors.

Stranded whales die

Racing: Franco Jamar should hold all the aces

Whale rescue called off until morning

Fifteen whales still battling for survival after a mass stranding in the Far North are in a "fairly poor condition" but rescuers still hope to save them.

Harry the croc picks Gillard to win

Move over Paul the octopus - a new psychic force is predicting the outcomes of contests.