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Antarctic hero's 'ill fated' calls

For the past century, since heading the first Australian-led Antarctic expedition, Sir Douglas Mawson has been considered a national hero.

Wombat count hit by food shortage

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.

Dogs can drive: here's proof

Three SPCA dogs are learning how to drive in a bid to change public perception on the intelligence of rescue dogs.

Teaching dogs to drive

Auckland SPCA dogs Monty, Porter and Ginny are learning to drive. Video courtesy of SPCA/Driving Dogs

Editorial: Endangering animals for recreational gain repellent

Editorial: The use of animals in such a context should not win the approval of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee.

Should party pills be tested on animals?

Party pill tests on animals in doubt

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 tested on animals

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.

Stock agent charged after illegally tagging cows

Shark shock for holiday family

A group of children were happily playing in the water at Paihia, cooling off from the hot sun - then someone yelled: "Shark!"

Baby giraffe born at Orana

Man gored by longhorn cattle beast

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.

Poachers kill park wildlife

Wild birds including ducks, geese and pheasants are being poached from public parks in Auckland and being turned into dinner.

Man attacked by cow

A man attacked by a longhorn cattle beast has been flown to hospital by the Palmerston North Rescue helicopter with serious stomach and chest injuries.

Mila on the move

Animal stress not in Hobbit script

The volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.

NZ legally challenges Japanese whaling

New Zealand has joined Australia in questioning the validity of Japan's whaling for scientific purposes in the Southern Ocean, says MP Murray McCully.