Rupert Murdoch's luxury yacht Rosehearty can now be hired through a specialist charter company... at a cost of $459,000.

Paul Henry's suggestion that Moko the Mahia dolphin be shot has not surprised local residents who say he's an idiot who speaks without thinking.

Scientists have proved that slugs found on an Auckland beach are toxic but have not established what they have eaten to make them poisonous.

A former North Otago rugby representative is believed to have been among those killed in the Tongan ferry disaster.

Test results due back today may point scientists towards the cause of the mystery illness or illnesses affecting dogs and wildlife in the Hauraki Gulf.