Invercargill family hit hard after lamb affectionately known as Two Face succumbed to infection.

The Department of Conservation is appealing to the public for sightings of a rope-entangled humpback whale.

Some 22 whales that had restranded on a beach near Ohope overnight have all died - some of natural causes and the remainder after being euthanised.

Never have those opposed to horseracing had their point proved so emphatically as in yesterday's Melbourne Cup, writes Sally Hibbard.

Is horse racing the sport of kings or is it the blatant exploitation of horses for entertainment and financial gain? Sally Hibbard ponders on Cup day.

A pet shop owner was elated to be reunited with a $700 pup taken from her store after police executed a search warrant at a caravan park near Dunedin.

A Whangarei man who filmed himself nailing possums to trees and chopping off their limbs has topped the SPCA's annual list of animal abuse shame.

A gang of baby weasels has been discovered in a container of tyres recently arrived from Malaysia.

I was shocked to see the latest Glassons ad featuring a glamorous young woman astride a bull, writes Sally Hibbard.

Free laser therapy is a heaven-sent gift for badly burnt dog Demon.

Three lucky kiwi chicks will kick back for the summer on one of the Hauraki Gulf's most idyllic islands.

New Zealand is winning the battle to save our national icon, a Department of Conservation expert says, though an average 27 kiwi are still being lost each week.

There was once a male in actress Melanie Griffith's life with both more hair and smouldering attitude than her mullet-wearing exes. His name is Neil - a "pet" lion.

A Tasmanian devil has died at a zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a lump of asphalt was apparently thrown at it.

They’re loveable, cute and raise caring families with their mate for life, right? Wrong. A new book busts the box-office myths.