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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.