An entire breeding season of little blue penguin chicks was wiped out by a New Year storm.

Bindi Irwin has taken on a new role, unlike any you've ever seen her in before.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Cat needs surgery after bullets lodge in face.

'She taught me how to walk again; now I'll have to teach her how to walk again': owner

Vets have been left in 'disbelief' after coming across puppy in US who faced severe abuse.

It was truly bird-mania at the end of last year in New Zealand

Owners have shared touching photos of their dogs before and after adoption.

Video recordings capture the first wild-raised kākāriki chicks in the Bay of Islands in about 50 years. / Supplied by Project Island Song

The SPCA needs donations to address horrific cases of animal abuse in NZ.

When his teacher's dog was put down, this nine-year-old wrote her a sweet poem.

Starving and half blind, life was grim for Frodo. This is his transformation.

Oscar, Coronet Peak’s unofficial mascot, helps the team with avalanche testing after the Queenstown ski field received almost 15cm of snow at the base building with more higher up as, thanks to cyclone Gita. Source: Coronet Peak

Thomas endured the new relationship of Henrietta and Henry with admirable grace.

World's first human-sheep hybrids pave way cure for diabetes and mass organ transplants.

You may be familiar with the Japanese concept kawaii (the culture of 'cuteness')

NZ Police are trying to clear a swan spotted on the Northern Motorway. Source: NZTA

Greenpeace NZ climate campaigner Kate Simcock talks about Janet, the seventeen foot inflatable whale at Mission Bay on Saturday. / Video by Greg Bowker

What happened when Aussie zoos challenged Kiwis to a punny challenge for Valentine's.

COMMENT: When an abandoned kitty was found, what could the writer do?

Pebbles the hamster was sent to a watery grave so that her owner could board a flight.

Why Pebbles the hamster met an untimely death in an airport toilet.

Anxiety Girl, aka Roxy, shows off her quirks. / Jeannie Short

Animal care manager Jo Richardson talks about introducing the capybara for breeding.

Unable to hardly move and defecating on herself, Honey only had one option to avoid death.

It's 2018, and the nature of the workplace is ever-evolving.

'I felt very betrayed that I trusted her with my dog and paid for a service.'

Black lab Abby ran away in 2008, but her microchip led her back to her family.

The viral video circling the internet of a rat taking a shower is not actually a rat.

Coces Vehreschild talks about some of the animals at Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary near Otaki.

The stowaway bird took refuge on a ship and is now enjoying five-star care.