The King of Jordan's sister has appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stop the slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia.

Michael Stiassny is flabbergasted at the moonlight migration of more than 1000 cattle which began on Friday.

A pet cat escaped with only three broken teeth and a fractured jaw after falling six storeys from an apartment balcony.

New Zealand bio-security and food safety authorities moved proactively this morning to announce the discovery of a brain disease that affects sheep.

A man successfully sues a farmer for more than $5000 after his car was written off when it hit a calf.

An American tourist dies during a Dolphin Watch EcoTours trip in the Marlborough Sounds this morning.

Krillen was thawed out over several hours after being trapped in the freezer overnight.

It 'burrows like a badger, kicks like a kangaroo and smells like a forest mushroom' but New Zealanders say it's their favourite.