A woman was thrown out of a meeting on the North Shore's beach poisonings when she hurled objects at a Department of Conservation speaker.

A dog which died after visiting a Coromandel beach tests positive to the same toxin thought to have killed five dogs in Auckland.

Federated Farmers Dairy chair Lachlan McKenzie responds to recent controversy over the mistreatment of animals on a NZ dairy farm.

Inspectors have begun urgent checks on the welfare of livestock at farms owned by the Crafar family, amid concerns that publicity over alleged cruelty could harm New Zealand's reputation.

Public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs - on Hauraki Gulf beaches.

Traces of the rat poison, Brodifacoum, have been found in two little blue penguins that died in the Hauraki Gulf.

An animal control officer severely beaten while seizing an unregistered dog says he can never return to his job.

Health authorities have renewed warnings to take care on Auckland beaches after three more dogs became seriously ill.