Kea are the world's only alpine parrot, one of the most intelligent birds and unique to Aotearoa. Find out more about these creative and noisy parrots.

Meet E.T lookalike Oupa, one of our oldest residents and proud father to 17 baby leopard tortoises at the Zoo!

Keeper Deja, a self-described 'total birdo', introduces us to two extremely adorable musk lorikeet chicks who are due to fledge any day!

Both in their mid-forties –Smiley and Chippie are spring chickens considering Galapagos tortoises can live to be over 150 years old! Learn more about these gentle giants from keeper Sarah.

A large leopard seal seems to have made its home in the waters of Auckland harbour.

Source: Slater Moore Photography. Wildlife photographer Slater Moore posted this amazing encounter, which sees a pod of orca feeding on a sevengill shark, on his Facebook page.

Source: Facebook / Freddy the Great - Great Dane

At birth, Freddy was the runt of his litter, now he is top dog after officially becoming the world's biggest canine.

Eight year old Asian elephant Anjalee has begun her journey to join Burma. Watch Anjalee and team leader of elephants Andrew on their first morning at the elephant quarantine facility in Niue.

Eight year old Asian elephant Anjalee has begun her journey to join Burma. Although her final destination is Auckland Zoo, she is required to complete a 90 day quarantine period on the beautiful island of Niue.

We take it for granted we love our pets and they love us - and hope it's not just cupboard love on their part. While Kiwis are passionate

Anyone who grew up with a family dog knows what a joy it can be. But sometimes it takes a bit of work to make sure your dog is comfortable

Like its Greek mythological namesake, the chimaera - or "ghost shark" - is a mysterious, rarely seen creature with a patchwork of bizarre features.

A personal struggle has inspired a Kiwi to launch NZ's first online directory of funeral providers, including where to find Lego coffins and pet funerals.

This footage shows a shark being eaten alive by a group of killer whales which then passes it to two calves.

Pet owners are spending up to $250 to get special photos of their pets with Santa Claus.

A Coromandel harbourmaster has posted that he was stood down after saving an orca which got its tail caught in a cray pot last night.

Brownie lived a life of abuse and agony. Finally, she was bashed about the head with a claw hammer and the open wounds were left to become maggot-infested, in one of the most severe and disturbing cases the SPCA has seen.

Join Ectotherm and Birds curator Richard Gibson on a sneak peek tour through our new Strangely Beautiful Australia.

Another vet has weighed into the debate about female vets saying women don't want to own their own practices because they "just want to come to work and go again".

Massey University's Chris Kelly has resigned after he said a female veterinary graduate was worth only "two-fifths"of a full-time veterinarian.

A German tourist received nasty bites when he crossed paths with a "grumpy seal" at Abel Tasman National Park.

A large grouper has been labelled the "largest fish ever seen in Manchester".

A newly discovered and species of spider has been named after the Hogwarts Sorting Hat.

The beautiful beastly creatures of Australia will roam a new enclosure at Auckland Zoo.

Reminiscent of the Murray-Darling region of southeast Australia, there are giant stick insects, eastern snake-necked turtles, redback spiders, lace monitors and vibrant Australian birds. Meet the strangely beautiful wildlife of Australia at Auckland Zoo this summer!

Massey University chancellor Chris Kelly said a woman graduate is less of a vet because she has to take time out for marriage and family.

Viewers of the BBC nature documentary series had been left concerned for the welfare of the newly-hatched turtles, after learning that their natural instincts had been altered by man-made lights. Source: BBC

The BBC has flouted Sir David Attenborough's own rule never to interfere in nature, after it told worried fans of Planet Earth II that a film crew had intervened to rescue stranded baby turtles.