New Zealand$1000 reward for cat shooterAn Auckland cat owner is hoping a reward will lead to information about who shot her 1-year-old seal burmese with an airgun.13 Dec 06:13 PM
OpinionKevin Tamati: Animal testing of drugs justified to save livesDrug policy has to start from a base of logic, writes Kevin Tamati. "Peter Dunne has reasoned that it's the health consequences that provide a rationale."05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandParty pill tests on animals in doubtManufacturers of party pills could be prevented from testing their drugs on animals if they cannot prove it is worth the pain they could potentially cause.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandParty pills tested on animalsParty pills will be tested on animals before they are allowed to be sold because "human safety is ... paramount", Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.02 Dec 01:16 AM
New ZealandPro-surfer's epic paddlePro-surfer Dave Rastovich was here to help save the threatened Maui's dolphin, but in the end it was them who helped him.01 Dec 05:20 AM
New ZealandNo charges laid for 'handog'No charges will be laid against a man who horrified dozens of drivers by carrying his dog like a huge handbag while walking on a main road.01 Dec 03:58 AM
New ZealandPoachers kill park wildlifeWild birds including ducks, geese and pheasants are being poached from public parks in Auckland and being turned into dinner.25 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnimal stress not in Hobbit scriptThe volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.24 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldNZ legally challenges Japanese whalingNew Zealand has joined Australia in questioning the validity of Japan's whaling for scientific purposes in the Southern Ocean, says MP Murray McCully.23 Nov 02:03 AM
New Zealand'I never meant to harm the Hobbit'A wrangler at the centre of claims animals were mistreated during filming of The Hobbit stands by his allegations, but says he never intended to tarnish the movie.21 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandJackson to SPCA: ‘Nothing to hide’Sir Peter Jackson says accusations of animal cruelty are distressing to dedicated staff.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPooch solves mysteryAn Eketahuna woman is singing the praises of her english cocker spaniel Izzy after it sniffed out another dog that had been trapped for four days on a sheer cliff face.18 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandBryde's whale hit, killed by vesselA necropsy on a Bryde's whale found dead on Motuihe Island in Hauraki Gulf has confirmed that the whale was hit by a vessel, the Department of Conservation says.15 Nov 12:37 AM
New ZealandQuake-affected dog poisonedA Christchurch dog owner who poisoned his quake-affected pet with insecticide after it attacked his grandson has been banned from owning animals for five years.07 Nov 10:17 PM
New ZealandAlbatrosses under increasing threatEndangered albatrosses which nest in New Zealand are under increasing threat as they compete with commercial fishing operations in the same waters, University of Canterbury researcher Lorna Deppe says.06 Nov 09:50 PM
New ZealandAnimal crueltyA family cat cut into pieces and a carabiner threaded through the neck of a dog are among the most inhumane treatment of animals on the SPCA's annual list of shame.04 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandIsland's conservation scareSniffer dogs were used to check predator-free islands off Northland's coast after a boat broke a mooring and drifted onto rocks, sparking a conservation scare.29 Oct 09:08 PM
