An SPCA investigation into a drunken horse-riding incident outside a Greymouth pub has concluded that the owner should stop her late-night horseback antics.

A young royal penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach more than 2000km from home has died.

The days when there were 20 sheep for every Kiwi are long gone.

The city's lizard population has declined due to loss of habitat and predation by introduced mammals, prompting Mayor Celia Wade-Brown to ask eco-sleuths to help.

A sometimes heated public meeting has heard Gareth Morgan's ideas on how to clamp down on cats that kill birds.

The woman who rode her trusty steed through downtown Greymouth on Saturday night says she was "hassled" by police and her antics had not harmed anyone.

Mosquitos can grow immune to repellent in as quickly as three hours, according to new research.

The SPCA will launch investigate after a drunk woman rode her horse through the streets of Greymouth and offered bar patrons rides around town before being arrested.

Microscopic jellyfish could be the real culprit for the painful rash developed by some Western Bay beach-goers.

The scientist who has given a "sixth sense" to laboratory animals has promised an even bigger revolution in the research field he has pioneered.

A controversial decision by the environment authority to approve the introduction of 11 new species of dung beetle to this country has exposed serious weaknesses in our biosecurity processes.

Greymouth police impounded an unusual mode of transport on Saturday night - a horse.

Tiny is a bit special - he's the smallest turtle to be found in New Zealand waters.

The juvenile green turtle named Tiny is being released back into the wild after spending two years at Kelly Tarltons.

A dog owner is pleading for fishermen to take care after her young dog swallowed a fish hook on the beach and needed major surgery costing $2500.

Twenty lambs have been found dead on a farm in Carterton, thought to have been savaged by dogs.

The SPCA's world famous driving dogs have all been adopted by the animal trainers who taught them their new tricks.

Almost half of India’s wildlife funding goes to the Bengal tiger, recent reports have shown.

A pitbull dog dumped on the side of a country road with a litter of seven newborn puppies was suffering and critically ill from having an unborn puppy still inside her.

It's interesting how a food scare on the other side of the world can create ripples right around the globe, writes Sue Kedgley.

A deer farm worker who was dismissed after more than 20 animals died from disease has been awarded more than $12,000.

More than 2,700 dogs of 187 breed and varieties have been on display at 137th the annual canine competition. Two new breeds, the Russell terrier and the Treeing Walker coonhound, will be introduced in the contest. It has been the biggest entry in 15 years and the award pets' owners are waiting for is The Best in Show, which will be announced later today.

Looking after the chicks orphaned by the mysterious deaths of adult yellow-eyed penguins on Otago Peninsula has become a fulltime job.

Tesco has revealed that some of its frozen Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contains more than 60 per cent horsemeat.