Eating responsibly from the sea means to be informed of the issues surrounding the fishing industry and using our collective consumer power to make a difference.

David Cunliffe says Trevor Mallard's plan to resurrect and reintroduce the moa to Lower Hutt is "not going to fly".

Arachnophobes take note: a woman has been arrested on an arson charge after she tried to kill a spider with fire.

Crocodiles, cane toads and the mosquito-borne dengue virus may start cropping up in more southerly regions of Australia as the tropics expand due to climate change.

A bird rescue centre is caring for six giant petrels after concerned members of the public found the birds in distress.

There was a purrfect ending yesterday for a wayward cat stuck up a palm tree in a suburban garden for 10 days and nights.

When Vicki Parry's highly trained Siberian husky nudges forcefully into her leg, she knows it's time to do a diabetes test of her blood-sugar level.

Peter Dunne warned Government that banning the synthetic drug testing on animals would give momentum to wider campaigns to remove all animal trials.

"It is no longer the domain of the 'environmentalist', angry or otherwise to care about the plight of our wildlife, it is up to all New Zealanders."

A native falcon may have lost some of its sight and will spend weeks recovering after being shot.

There was no mistaking what the main attraction was at Auckland Zoo today, as renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall came into view.

It will take another three decades for the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whale population to recover from the slaughter of the whaling era, scientists say.

Winston Aldworth writes in praise of Australia's cuties.

In the mid-1990s, Gus, a polar bear in the Central Park Zoo, alarmed visitors by compulsively swimming figure eights in his pool, sometimes for 12 hours a day.

As James Hemopo lay injured and helpless while a bull charged at him, Fonz, his farm dog, fended off the beast.

Most work days, you'll find Harry, Ziggy and Jed at their central Auckland office enjoying long naps on the couch or under their desks and later taking relieving afternoon strolls.

A plucky dog named ‘The Fonz’ has saved his owner from being charged by an angry bull on a farm near Taihape.

Fish have feelings and intelligence on a par with other animals and deserve better consideration of their welfare - expert

Conservation Minister Nick Smith says the risk to the tiny number of Maui's dolphins from a new block of land listed for oil and gas exploration is 'small'.

It's The Hangover-meets-Jurassic Park. While most stag parties involve paintballing, the pub or a strip club, one group of friends spent did some impromptu palaeontology.

An eerie photo of millions of spiders fleeing flooded farmland in Hikurangi last week has gone viral, after it was posted by a popular science Facebook page.

Does pest status take away an animal's right to be treated humanely?

Satao, one of Kenya’s largest elephants, has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows.

A plucky NZ mum presented the Duke of Edinburgh with a surprise birthday gift, but the famously grouchy royal asked her to get someone else to carry it.

The owner of a world-famous dog found floating on a log near Great Barrier Island this week has spoken - and this fishy dog's tale is not all it seemed.

A dog, which had been washed out to sea following this week's wild storm, was rescued by the Navy and has now become an overnight sensation.