Shark diving around Stewart Island will be under the spotlight at a public meeting tonight that is being hosted by New Zealand First.

Dog owners love their pets in the same way as they do their children, and the feeling is mutual, scientists have found.

Tuatara have hatched in the wild in the South Island for possibly the first time in several hundred years, experts say.

A rat plague in the picturesque Hunua Ranges is threatening New Zealand's biggest mainland population of the kokako.

Tuatara have hatched in the wild in the South Island for possibly the first time in several hundred years, experts say.

NZ is home to tens of thousands of endemic plant, animal, insect and marine species. Jamie Morton looks at 10 new finds.

The Government has relented to a campaign to ban animal trials for the second time in a year, this time within the cosmetics industry.

Researchers have discovered a new hot-spot for a nationally-endangered species of dolphin near the shores of Great Barrier Island.

A bizarre experiment which saw scientists keep the brains of fruit flies alive in a dish for six days may hold the key to explaining - and eventually treating - jet lag.

Dogs are humanity's oldest friends, renowned for their loyalty and abilities to guard, hunt and chase.

Researchers say gerbils, not rats, should be blamed for wiping out millions during the Black Plague.

Scientists believe they may have found the strongest natural material known to man - and it's the teeth of the humble limpet.

The sharp decline in honeybees has been linked to changes in foraging behaviour brought on by stress, a study has found.

Kiwis travelling to the Pacific are being warned to take all measures to avoid mosquito bites - as the number of people returning with viruses continues to increase.

The speed a snapper can reach could have implications for how tasty it is, researchers say.

Eleven great white sharks have been spotted at a single site in the Kaipara Harbour - the largest concentration of the species yet seen in the upper North Island.

There’s always one in a crowd, a person mosquitoes seem to target more than others. What is it about these unlucky chosen few that makes them mosquito magnets?

A broadcaster that begun with a mission to educate has gained a reputation for hype and fabrication. Time for a reality check.

Resembling a fierce ancestor of the Loch Ness monster, the first fossil of a shark-like reptile has been found.

Losing our native species is not an inevitability but a choice - and one that could hurt New Zealand in more ways than we realise.

The move to grant an orang-utan in Argentina some legal rights enjoyed by humans could open the floodgates to thousands of similar cases.

A newly discovered beetle has been named after television naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

In the long story of the Hauraki Gulf, humans have been in the picture for mere moments.

From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.

1. When did you first see Jaws?

It is the sound synonymous with the start of a new day.

If you are worried that your dog is not paying attention to what you are saying, simply look at where is he is staring.

DNA samples from an exceptionally well-preserved extinct Mammuthus found in Siberia, have raised the prospect of cloning.

Kiwi are likely to be lost from mainland New Zealand "within our grandchildren's lifetimes" and without continuing intervention could be extinct within 50 years.