Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the US National Environment Research Council used satellite imagery to discover a massive penguin colony on the Princess Ragnhild Coast in Antarctica.

Humans have made first contact with a massive emperor penguin colony in east Antarctica.

Those responsible for shooting five domesticated goats, one of which took five days to die, are being warned by police.

Seven penguin chicks are the newest residents at Kelly Tarlton's aquarium thanks to a world-class breeding programme.

It's irritatingly hot and the kids are crowding the nest in summer. It's time to give a few of them the boot.

Visitors to the Bay of Islands were treated to a show they won't forget when a whale frolicked and leapt from the sea in front of their boat for at least 15 minutes.

Poachers and stock rustlers are being warned by Federated Farmers to find a different line of work.

The majority of New Zealanders do not want recreational drugs tested on animals, a Herald-DigiPoll survey reveals.

More than 360 impounded dogs were killed this year despite being suitable for adoption.

Wanganui SPCA staff rescued a dog which they say was having a fit and near death due to being trapped in a hot vehicle.

The idea was barking mad, but that didn't stop three New Zealand rescue dogs from becoming some of the most publicised pooches in the world.

A genetically modified salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first GM animal in the world to be declared safe to eat.

Liz Holdcroft says the 19 years she's spent at the SPCA have been bittersweet - she's loved and cared for many animals.

Monty, Porter and Ginny have already turned heads around the world after video of them driving a modified Mini went viral on the internet. Now the man who spearheaded the training to put the dogs behind the wheel is considering their next challenge.

An SPCA inspector is "extremely disappointed" by the sentence imposed on a Dunedin man convicted in relation to a "very disturbing" animal welfare case.

The New Zealand dotterel breeding season this year has been fraught with nest losses mainly due to predation.

The Knocked Up star announced the specially-designed Just One range on Monday, and she says the funds will benefit US charities working to end animal cruelty via her Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, named in honour of her late brother.

A little blue penguin is back where it belongs after causing trouble on a Wellington motorway this morning.

By day Angus the moggy is sweet and relaxed but by night he becomes a mischievous cat - lurking and stalking, prowling the streets, seeking out clothing and nice things to eat.

The Auckland SPCA is being inundated with cats and kittens and is worried it soon may be unable to care for the animals.

More than 20 sheep were killed after a car ploughed into a stray flock northeast of Wairoa.

After 90 years at Western Springs, Auckland Zoo is opening a "show home" for endangered New Zealand species on Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf.