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.

A young penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach, more than 2000km from home, is fighting for its life at Wellington Zoo.

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.

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.

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.

The International Rodeo could be barred from returning to Forsyth Barr Stadium if the Dunedin City Council agrees to a plea from animal rights group Safe.

Bodies of more than 40 endangered yellow-eyed penguins have been found on Otago Peninsula, raising concerns of a repeat "mass mortality" event in 1990.

I visited China for a research project on the ivory trade in January. It took two years of groundwork first.

At two rodeos last month I watched as many in the crowd looked on, sealed off to the meaning of struggling frightened animals, writes Lynn Charlton.

Three weeks ago a 15-metre sperm whale corpse washed up on Paraparaumu beach, a coastal district about 40 minutes' drive north of Wellington.

A potential cat fight has quietened down in Paihia after a conservation group accused the SPCA of supporting a cat colony in the Village Green.