What's better than an online personality test? An online cat personality test.

A 6-year-old cat burglar with a taste for men's underwear is terrorising the streets of Hamilton.

The massive campaign to find a missing pooch.

A kitten who survived a trip from Papamoa to Auckland after stowing away under the bonnet of a car, has been re-homed.

Dog owners are happier, more sociable and earn bigger salaries than cat owners, according to a new study.

A cocker spaniel cross was rescued from a construction site in Clover Park, South Auckland, after it fell in a hole.

A humpback whale missing most of its tail has been spotted off Kaikoura.

That's right. You can now create a 3D printed suit of armour for your cat.

A central Auckland cafe staffed by five humans and 12 cats is on the look-out for three new feline staff members willing to be paid in love, cuddles and snacks.

A central Auckland cafe staffed by five humans and 12 cats is on the look-out for three new feline staff members willing to be paid in love, cuddles and snacks.

Denise Robinson Winskill was killed when her husband accidentally ran over her in his ute in October 2013.

"Suddenly I heard a noise on my left and saw a big ostrich in the bush, most likely a female. In a second her friend jumped from the left a started chasing my friends! The creature had no problem to keep up at 50km/h". Source: Oleksiy Mishchenko / ViralHog

A farewell ceremony is being held for Christchurch's two thousand godwits this evening.

GALLERY: Injured turtles at Kelly Tarlton's.

Richard Robinson visited the sick and injured turtles being rehabilitated at Auckland’s Kelly Tarlton’s.

An animal handler in Queensland was viciously attacked by a crocodile during a feeding show.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Shocking footage has emerged of a boy brutally attacking a possum with a hammer, after he had caught it in a trap in a tree.

Crows and parrots have sophisticated thinking skills on a par with those of apes such as chimpanzees, researchers claim.

If you struggle to tame coarse, straw-like hair, forget expensive potions and smoothing serums.

Joan Proud lives happily in an Orewa retirement village, but one thing about village life saddens her: she won't be allowed to replace her dog if it dies.

Brazilian beetles will be released into Wellington's town belt today to help control the wandering willie.

A religious festival went awry when an elephant began picking up vehicles and smashing them. The great creature, named Devidasan, was taking part in a festival at the Bhagavathi Temple in the south Indian state of Kerala on Thursday.

A religious festival went awry when an elephant began picking up vehicles and smashing them.

Plummeting numbers of bees, butterflies and other insect populations are placing world food supplies under threat, a United Nations report has warned.

Salma Hayek wants "justice" for her dog who was fatally shot last week.