Japanese prosecutors are demanding two years jail for NZ anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, on trial for assault and charges after the boarding of a harpoon ship in Antarctic waters.

A resurgence in backyard gardening is driven by those looking to eat healthier and cheaper.

A guilt-ridden English grandmother saved her four greyhounds but left her young grandson asleep upstairs when her house caught fire.

Jim Eagles visits the remote Sub-Antarctic islands and finds thriving populations of rare birds and wildlife, as well as breathtaking flora.

Kakapo chicks are set to benefit from the gifting of seven baby incubators by two New Zealand hospitals.

Britain is reeling after an apparent attack by a fox on two babies asleep in their cots.

Kopi luwak is a blend made from the droppings of small cat-like creatures found in Indonesia, and costs $50 for 50g here.

Staff at Orana Park in Christchurch are planning a competition to name their newest arrival.

Christchurch police are hunting a burglar who choked a pet dog, which died in the arms of its distraught teenage companion.

A tiny dog dodged dozens of cars and crossed several lanes of traffic before being caught at the top of Auckland's Harbour Bridge in rush-hour traffic.

The NZ anti-whaling activist has been called a "fascist" and a "terrorist" by a jeering spectator during his court appearance in Tokyo.

Wild Vets is tame but tolerable, argues Deborah Hill Cone.