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Victim's neighbour loses pedigree pets
It's the $6400 question - would anyone commit murder to steal a litter of chocolate Labrador puppies?
Giant squid washes up on beach
A giant squid which washed up on a Wellington beach this morning will be left to the elements.
Kiwi drowns after release back into wild
A week after being released back into the wild, and more than two months after being knocked over by a car, North Island brown kiwi Darkstar has drowned in a culvert.
Mauritius the melting pot
Its location is little-known but its cultural appeal is huge - Pamela Wade throws herself into the Mauritian mix.
Washed up sperm whale set alight
A huge sperm whale has been torched and butchered after washing up on a beach in the Wairarapa.
Jane of the jungle
Inspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.
Survivor of massacre nearly loses life again
The owner of the only pup to survive a massacre of more than 30 dogs believes it has been the victim of a poisoning attempt.
Woman giving away pups not linked to farmer's murder
Police have eliminated a woman seen giving away puppies from their murder inquiry and want to hear from two motorists.
South Africa: When night falls, lions are kings
It was the impalas I felt sorriest for. Poor little buggers.
Dog bite was 'all my fault'
A young woman bitten by a rottweiler in a store promotion gone wrong wants to apologise to the dog's owner.
'Blood was just pouring out' - rottweiler tears off shop worker's lip
A pet store assistant lost her lip in a dog attack at a "bring in your Rottweilers" promotion in West Auckland yesterday.
Murder inquiry hunts lady giving away pups
Police investigating the slaying of farmer Scott Guy are following up reports of a woman trying to give away chocolate coloured Labrador puppies in a Palmerston North car park.