Auckland Zoo volunteer, Bethany Cantwell, shares her happy place with us.

Firefighters are at the scene of a chemical spill near Ashburton which it's believed killed seven animals.

Orana Wildlife Park's beloved 19-year-old giraffe, named by local schoolchildren after the Life Education Trust mascot, choked to death today at a Christchurch zoo.

National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards is the first photographer to capture images of humpback whales mating, and those photos will go on display in Auckland tomorrow.

National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards has become the first to capture the mating ritual of humpback whales on camera. Jason recorded four males competing to copulate with a solitary female.