New ZealandShark tourism gets tougher regulationGreat white shark tourism operators will be need to have a permit in the same way as for whale, dolphin and seal watching, the Government has announced.28 Feb 01:47 AM
New ZealandSwarm attack hospitalises woman, kidsA woman is in a serious condition and ten children have been taken to hospital after an attack by bees or wasps on Nelson's Tahunanui Beach.28 Feb 01:16 AM
WorldClaim mythical creature killedA family in Texas claim to have shot and killed a chupacabra, a mythical creature with a reputation for sucking blood from live-stock across America.27 Feb 09:50 PM
LifestyleScold your dog? Don't botherDog owners are being advised to ignore the puppy eyes, the tail-between-legs and the apparent guilt the animals appear to show when they have done something wrong – canines do not feel shame, according to animal behaviour experts.27 Feb 06:38 PM
New ZealandSea lion bacterial claim doubtedA bacterial disease is unlikely to be the main cause of endangered New Zealand sea lion deaths in the Auckland Islands, scientists say.27 Feb 12:09 AM
WorldWatch the moment a bird smashes a plane windscreenA pilot was lucky to escape with just a cut on his head after a bird came smashing through the windshield of his aircraft as he was flying 300m above the ground.25 Feb 10:22 PM
WorldLeopard wreaks havoc in IndiaA leopard sparked panic in a north Indian city when it strayed inside a hospital, a cinema and an apartment block while evading captors and injured at least two people.25 Feb 01:52 AM
WorldScientists thought this animal only survived in captivity – until nowA rare, salamander-like amphibian has been spotted in its only known natural habitat, after researchers feared the creature had disappeared from the wild.24 Feb 11:33 PM
New ZealandMan denies dangerous driving killing dogA man charged with dangerous driving in relation to the death of a pet dog on Haumoana Beach has pleaded not guilty.24 Feb 10:08 PM
New Zealand500 sheep smothered to death in narrow gullyA flock of 500 sheep has been found smothered to death in a narrow gully on a Southland farm.24 Feb 08:45 PM
WorldStorms and floods take heavy toll on wildlifeSeals, moles, hedgehogs, badgers, mice, earthworms, insects and seabirds are among the unseen casualties of the British floods, storms and torrential rains of the past few weeks.23 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleDesign: Start with artBen Crawford says choose your colours from your artwork.22 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandKakapo eggs found on HauturuThere has been some excitement for Department of Conservation staff trying to save endangered kakapo.20 Feb 10:00 PM
WorldLemur extinction warningLemurs could "very soon" be extinct, some of the world's leading experts on the primates warned as they unveiled a three-year plan to save them, this week.20 Feb 09:53 PM
WorldGiant squid seen as an 'omen'An increase in the number of giant squid being caught along the Sea of Japan coast is leading fisherman to fear it may be some kind of omen.20 Feb 07:08 PM
New ZealandGetting into the swim of thingsA group of penguin chicks have taken their first swimming lessons at Auckland's Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium.19 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandYellow-eyed penguin season 'disastrous'One of the most "disastrous breeding seasons" in recent years has hit endangered yellow-eyed penguin colonies along Otago's coast.18 Feb 09:36 PM
OpinionSandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Giraffe's killing murder most foulMarius the giraffe is dead, killed last week in Copenhagen Zoo and then dismembered and fed to lions in front of a crowd of parents and children.17 Feb 08:30 PM
WorldMan jumps into Bengal tiger cage to 'feed the animals'A man has survived being mauled by a pair of white Bengal tigers in a Chinese zoo after he jumped into their enclosure with a bag of rice because he "wanted to feed the animals".17 Feb 08:17 PM
New ZealandToddler bitten on back of headA three-year-old girl has been air-lifted to hospital after being bitten on the back of her head by a farm dog.16 Feb 12:36 AM
LifestyleTop dog is fashionably flashJust like his famous fashion-designer namesake, Giorgio sparkled.15 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleDesign: Straight from the horse's mouth (+gallery)Ben Crawford meets one of his childhood heroes.15 Feb 04:10 PM
New ZealandDog owner 'lost interest' in starved petA man who almost starved his dog to death because he had "lost interest" in the pet, has been banned from owning animals for five years.13 Feb 10:10 PM
New ZealandRare Orca stranding in NZThe stranding of nine orca in Southland is only the third such mass stranding of the species recorded in New Zealand, a specialist researcher says.12 Feb 05:41 AM
New ZealandYellow-eyed penguins forage in trawlers' wakeNew Zealand's endangered yellow-eyed penguin have been found to follow the line of swooping seabirds - literally - when it comes to reaping the food stirred up by trawlers.11 Feb 09:31 PM
WorldReserves take battle to poachersWith only a couple of squeezes of his trigger finger, the two white rhino would be dead and their horns worth more than gold would be his, making him a very rich man.11 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldSochi: Stray dogs 'saved by Russian billionaire'Condemned to death at the hands of a private extermination company, around 150 of the stray dogs from Sochi's Olympic Park have been saved after the intervention of a Russian billionaire.10 Feb 07:02 PM
New ZealandJapan's whalers enter NZ watersA 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'.09 Feb 07:43 PM
