Racing Minister seeking cross-party support to combat threats to people riding horses on roads
Advocates wanted to be classed as vulnerable road users.
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'Absolutely gutting': Baby sea lion shot and left to die
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Waikato man sentenced after dog euthanised following 'gross neglect', blunt force trauma
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'We see benefits at the time': Pain relief during lamb tailing worth the money
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Woman banned from keeping animals after birds found plucked, decorated with pens
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Thirty-one dogs and puppies were unlawfully taken from a Whangārei property.
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Ratepayer challenges council over its Armourguard $12m contract
Ratepayer notifies auditor-general of concerns over the district's animal control service
Judge rules against Lena Duncan in ongoing animal welfare case
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The science behind Dannevirke's odourless shelter of steaming cow poo
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Sick green turtle dies after boatie rescued it in Whangārei Harbour
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'Kamikaze killing mode': More than 30 sheep killed by roaming dogs
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‘Exceedingly rare’: Baby whale identified after stranding near East Cape
The species of whale has only ever been spotted five times in NZ.