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Te Ngākau safely hatched overnight in the new Rotorua facility.
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"He was absolutely beautiful. We all loved him. He died after three or four nights.”
Wellington Zoo welcomes baby giraffe
A baby giraffe has been born at Wellington Zoo for the first time since 2004.
‘It’s a rain gauge for disease’ : An Otago-based company’s AI-assisted technology has a trove of applications
Farming tech used in various applications.
Ebos Group's pet project is off, shares fall sharply as trading resumes
Ebos had been in a trading halt since last week.
Deadly virus sparks penguin chicks’ transfer to hospital
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is back and it may be worse than last year.
Dog punched and thrown against wall discovered with broken ribs, collapsed lung
The woman attacked the dog after he relieved himself inside.
'Proud to protect them': Nesting native birds a priority for airport
A plan is being hatched to protect endangered dotterels nesting next to Auckland Airport.
Inside an animal shelter on Guy Fawkes night: Music, volunteers and calming sprays
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Fonterra science optimistic about finding cow methane reduction biotool - CEO
The innovation could potentially switch off methane production in cows.
A horse with cool shades
“He thinks he’s pretty cool with his sunglasses on, he kind of struts out.”
Slick solutions: Climate-proofing the national dairy herd
Kiwi scientists aim for more heat-tolerant cows to improve productivity and welfare.
Cattle disease mycoplasma bovis detected on Canterbury farm
MPI is tracing animal movements to identify the likely source of the infection.
‘Felt like I’d been run over’: Record number of Lepto cases in Hawke’s Bay
There have been 35 cases in the region this year alone.
Northland beef farmer fined 15K for NAIT breaches
Failing to register his animals landed a Northland beef farmer in court.
'Global challenge' of vet shortages affecting Whanganui
Whanganui vet clinics are being affected by the vet shortage.