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.

Its location is little-known but its cultural appeal is huge - Pamela Wade throws herself into the Mauritian mix.

A huge sperm whale has been torched and butchered after washing up on a beach in the Wairarapa.

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.

Police have eliminated a woman seen giving away puppies from their murder inquiry and want to hear from two motorists.

Zoe Walker finds herself at a photo shoot with a difference.

It was the impalas I felt sorriest for. Poor little buggers.

A young woman bitten by a rottweiler in a store promotion gone wrong wants to apologise to the dog's owner.

A pet store assistant lost her lip in a dog attack at a "bring in your Rottweilers" promotion in West Auckland yesterday.

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.

Christmas Island's astonishing wildlife makes it a nature lover's dream, says Kathy Marks.

This bustling city boasts plenty of options for families, writes Monique Balvert-O'Connor.

Catherine Masters is entertained by the residents of South Africa's Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.

It is the emblematic bird of sexual fidelity - and just like sexual fidelity itself, it is rapidly on the wane.

A teenager has been sent to prison for three months after smuggling two small snakes into the country in his pants.