Catriona MacLennan: NZ can drive ending of animal testing
"Why doesn't NZ take a bold step and complement its clean, green image by becoming the first country in the world to ban testing on animals?" asks Catriona MacLennan.
"Why doesn't NZ take a bold step and complement its clean, green image by becoming the first country in the world to ban testing on animals?" asks Catriona MacLennan.
Three SPCA dogs are learning how to drive in a bid to change public perception on the intelligence of rescue dogs.
Auckland SPCA dogs Monty, Porter and Ginny are learning to drive. Video courtesy of SPCA/Driving Dogs
Editorial: The use of animals in such a context should not win the approval of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee.
Manufacturers of party pills could be prevented from testing their drugs on animals if they cannot prove it is worth the pain they could potentially cause.
Party pills will be tested on animals before they are allowed to be sold because "human safety is ... paramount", Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.
Pro-surfer Dave Rastovich was here to help save the threatened Maui's dolphin, but in the end it was them who helped him.
The antics of dolphins off the beach at Thorne Bay put smiles on faces but when a couple of swimmers ducked below the surface a big surprise awaited.
A shark that swam from New Zealand to Fiji has returned home for Christmas, rounding off an 11,000km odyssey and amazing the scientists who tracked her journey.
A group of children were happily playing in the water at Paihia, cooling off from the hot sun - then someone yelled: "Shark!"
A man who was gored by a longhorn cattle beast, which lifted him into the air several times with its horn lodged in his stomach, is in a stable condition.
The volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.
New Zealand has joined Australia in questioning the validity of Japan's whaling for scientific purposes in the Southern Ocean, says MP Murray McCully.
Two rare birds have laid eggs at Wairarapa's Riversdale Beach and a temporary fence has been built to protect them.
Visit to dentist proves labour-intensive operation for Auckland Zoo's oldest male orang-utan.
A wrangler at the centre of claims animals were mistreated during filming of The Hobbit stands by his allegations, but says he never intended to tarnish the movie.
Sir Peter Jackson says accusations of animal cruelty are distressing to dedicated staff.