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.

A record haul of man-eating saltwater crocodiles was removed from waterways in the Top End of Australia last year, confirming that numbers of the feared reptiles are ballooning.

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.

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.

A distraught dog owner who watched in horror as her pet choked to death on a hard rubber ball hopes safety measures will prevent similar accidents.

Intrepid Fiordland penguin Katrina could be home for Christmas, says the Australian animal sanctuary boss who nursed her back to health.

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.

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.

The Big New Yorker Book Of Dogs is big all right: 21cm x 28cm and 395 pages, with a generous smattering of those gloriously sly and sardonic New Yorker cartoons. The content is generally serious in tone.

Man's best friend has long been a solid companion for many people around the world. But one Kiwi charity is working hard to raise special pups that will act not only as a companion but, in some cases, a lifesaver for dozens of Kiwis with disabilities.

South Wairarapa District Council has voted to change its policy on shooting unwanted and dangerous dogs, opting for euthanasia by a vet instead.

Auckland Zoo is turning 90 this year, and so is its biggest fan.