A Japanese whaling ship is reported to have tailed an anti-whaling ship into waters off Otago against the wishes of the NZ Govt, which labelled the move 'disrespectful'.

The Government should strongly censure Japan after one of its whaling vessels entered New Zealand's waters, the Green Party says.

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says it has boxed in the Japanese whaling fleet's factory ship, effectively suspending whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Washington and Tokyo have been drawn into an unexpected diplomatic spat over the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji.

A kiwi which was savaged by a dog near Coromandel has been euthanised at Auckland Zoo.

Two hunters and a farmer investigating the sound of a rifle shot found a poacher hiding, cuddled up to a dead deer near Bruce Bay early yesterday.

A hunter has described how he and a mate spent an icy night in the bush huddled with their dogs for warmth after losing their way back to their ute.

A late-night walk in the countryside by two Wairarapa men and their dogs turned into the "hunt of a lifetime" last weekend after they stumbled across and captured a mammoth wild boar in the bush.

There's been plenty of kills and thrills for the young ones at the third annual Wild Game Hunt and Fishing Competition in the rural Waikato area of Tauhei.

The heli-hunting season on Department of Conservation land ends in late July and it is quite likely to be the last.

A Matakanui farmer hunting on his property at dusk lined up a shot, was alarmed by hearing two gun shots nearby then spotted a suspected poacher through his sights when a man ran across his potential field of fire in what police are calling a "near-miss".

A hunter shot and killed by his best mate last year had previously told his partner he knew how easy it was to mistake a person for a deer.

Coroner Wallace Bain has made a number of recommendations to the Law Commission and the Government. How can hunting be made safer? Read a selection of Your Views.

The partner of hunting victim James Dodds says the only way to prevent hunters shooting each other is to stop them splitting up.

Multiple gunshots startled volunteers at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Otago late on Monday, prompting a warning from police over the use of firearms.