The Maori Party has hit back at comments by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry that allowing kereru to be eaten was a bad idea because "Maori ate moa as well".

Auckland Zoo has released some rare underwater footage of their two elephants Burma and Anjalee swimming together. In the footage captured by zookeeper Joel the elephants look almost weightless. Source: NZN Video/Auckland Zoo

The mother of an Australian surfer who survived a close encounter with a great white shark believes her son's dead sibling was watching over him.

Shark attack survivor Darren Mills said watching surfer Mick Fanning's terrifying encounter brought it all back.

Watch: Auckland Zoo's newest arrival Anjalee joins Burma for a quick dip in this stunning underwater footage.

A gym on Auckland's North Shore has been running classes for dog owners and their canine mates since January.

'Have you got a pet investment?" My mother leaned across a cafe table to ask me this question a few weeks back and the idea for an article was born.

Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams gave $500 to a cat charity this morning to care for the cat who was rescued from an Auckland cemetery.

A dog callously thrown off a Tauranga bridge in the middle of the night is now up for adoption.

A horse whisperer close to Queen Elizabeth has revealed the monarch told him she did not want any more pups.

SeaWorld are facing another public relations headache with animal rights group Peta claiming an employee posed for years as an animal rights activist.

The person who threatened to contaminate infant formula with 1080 poison doesn’t exist, says Westport anti-1080 activist Pete Lusk.

The black and white cat that was rescued from Grafton cemetery, as instigated by US rocker Ryan Adams, has been named.

It is believed Ridley, as she has become known, was caught in strong currents when the turtle was discovered at Lyall Bay beach on Saturday.

The black and white cat became the object of much interest after American rocker Ryan Adams tweeted a photo of the cat to help find the young kitty a “forever home”.

An endangered sea turtle which is believed to have been caught in strong currents before it was washed up on a Wellington beach on Saturday remains in a critical condition at Wellington Zoo. The endangered olive ridley sea turtle received a full health assessment at The Nest at Wellington Zoo yesterday.

Efforts by an American rocker and Auckland Twitter users to rescue a kitten from poverty and possums are continuing.

This year’s Cook Strait Whale Survey counted 137 humpback whales, its highest tally in its 12 years and an encouraging indication their numbers are increasing in New Zealand. The annual four-week Department of Conservation survey, which ended on July 11, also broke its record for the highest number of humpbacks seen in a day with 27 spotted on Sunday June 21.

At what level of veterinarian bill is it better to let your beloved cat, dog, turtle, snake or kunekune pig die? writes Matt Heath.

An endangered olive ridley sea turtle being treated for hypothermia after it washed up on a Wellington beach has a 50-50 chance of survival.

Department of Conservation bosses are employing "secret shoppers" to track controversial great white shark dive experiences.

A French bulldog who got carried away with a roll of toilet paper might have got away with it if it hadn’t been for her bull mastiff mate.

Scientists have discovered at least two species of sharks living in an underwater volcano near the Solomon Islands.

A cute takahe chick stole the show today as Motutapu island celebrated 21 years of volunteer conservation work.

An American family have had a surprise package land in their backyard – a baby shark.

Acrobatic pigeons, 39,000 bees and a cockatiel with one-and-a-half legs - these are just a few of the bizarre cases of alleged animal thefts in Britain.

A baby humpback whale spotted in the Cook Strait yesterday is only the second calf reported in New Zealand waters.

The owners of a venison processing plant where 12 deer escaped yesterday and rampaged through an Otago town believe they have all been rounded up.

This cute ginger kitten has obviously never heard of the phrase “curiosity killed the cat”.