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Activists picket animal tester's speech
Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.
'Cows in cubicles' plan shelved over consent cost
A plan to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.
Divers gatecrash sharks' meal
Two thrill-seeking adventure divers have put a new spin on the phrase taking a tiger by the tail.
NZ's Antarctic fishing blamed for orca decline
Researchers say a decline in Ross Sea orcas may be partly due to NZ's deep-sea fishing.
Helicopter patrols spot 200 sharks
More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillance off Australian beaches this summer.
Aussie politician backing fight to free NZ activist
The leader of Australia's Green Party is backing a campaign to free anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune.
Scary! Ultimate close-up with jaws of death
A 5m-long great white shark approaches a cage of divers off the Coast of Mexico. See the photo gallery to find out what happened next.
Multiple charges laid after dog massacre
Two men who allegedly shot 33 dogs on a rural property north of Auckland have each been charged with 14 animal cruelty offences.
Elephant calf alive, despite fears
The calf of an elephant at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, believed to have died in labour, has been delivered alive.