Animal rights groups are aghast this country is again being promoted as a premier destination for enthusiasts.

Trophy hunting is an industry that reportedly pumps tens of millions of dollars into the New Zealand economy each year.

Digby Livingston and Stephen Franks suggest the way to protect indigenous species is to farm them.

A social media campaign today saw Countdown bombarded with pleas from consumers to stop stocking caged eggs.

A giant ape once nature's closest version of a real King Kong is believed to have died out because it failed to adapt its diet to eat its greens.

A dying lion caught in a poacher's snare and slumped in the road was rescued after tourists alerted authorities and uploaded the photos to Facebook.

Theresa believes it our duty to support suppliers committed to the safe treatment of farm animals.

Conservationists in Spain will help save the endangered Iberian lynx after a technology consortium came to an agreement with regional officials.

Auckland Airport is giving away $120,000 to Kiwi charities as part of its 12 Days of Christmas initiative.

A kiwi destroying a robin nest and causing the death of the chicks in it has been caught on camera by a Victoria University of Wellington researcher. The footage, taken at Zealandia over two consecutive nights, shows a little spotted kiwi pushing the robin nest down a slope, pecking the chicks, and returning the next night to tear the nest apart. Supplied/Victoria University

Photos reveal prince's heartbreak at the suffering of animals in South Africa.

'Is our dairy industry built on cruelty?" That was the question posed by TVNZ's Sunday programme which broadcast evidence covertly filmed by FarmWatch and Safe activists.

MPI says an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves had begun before news broke.

The origin of some of our most nutritious food does not bear thinking about. Milk, eggs, even some fruit, are nutrients intended for the young of other species.

Investigator whose shocking video exposes cruelty in New Zealand's dairy industry says he was tipped off by concerned farmers.

This morning 8am at the Environment Court, egg farmer Stefan Craddock will be confronted by animal rights activists and locals from the community of Patumahoe over his plan to build one of the largest caged chicken farms in New Zealand. Craddock Farms want to build a colony cage egg farm in Patumahoe but have come up against strong opposition from locals and activists who don’t want the farm built. Footage/Supplied

There's no mistaking that the Herald has come to the right house in Blockhouse Bay to meet Madam Butterfly, Jacqui Knight.

Are you prepared if you find a beagle bleeding, Chihuahua choking or a pug with no pulse? Otago Polytechnic's School of Veterinary Nursing in Dunedin is offering people free courses to learn first aid for dogs. Source: ODT/YouTube

The life cycle of a Dunedin cat, Louie, nearly ended after he went through a wash cycle. Source: ODT/YouTube

Retired professor Dick Wilkins asks, why has AgResearch put such a huge effort into transgenic work, with so little return over 15 years, given the ongoing dire straits of the company?

Ian Tarei is waiting. After countless nights sitting in the bush, in the dark, in the middle of nowhere, it's something he's become familiar with. On this cloudless, starry October evening, the reason he is waiting is perched on a nest just a hundred or so metres down an old loggers track, deep inside a cosy burrow.

Dog lovers have accused the Queen's Sandringham estate of putting their pets' lives at risk by failing to warn them about a killer disease in its woodland.

Drone footage of Raoul Island and video by underwater cameraman Steve Hathaway offer a glimpse into the value of the Kermadecs as a convergence zone for species from both temperate and sub-tropical regions.

Prince William will record a television programme highlighting the threat to endangered species posed by the trade in illegal wildlife products.

Can kids learn anything from dissecttions without being traumatised ?

1215 rhinos were killed last year.This year, 749 rhinos were known to have been poached.

An excitable puppy turned over to the SPCA has found a new calling in life - as a rainbow skink detector dog.