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The seas are dying and NZ not helping: expert
British documentary maker Charles Clover says that NZ risks losing its world-leader status on managing fisheries.
Sacrificed fur fashion
The fight against killing animals for the sake of fashion continues but designers are increasingly going back to the old favourite - albeit claiming the skins are ethically produced.
Study shows elephants 'talk'
Elephants do talk to each other, researchers in the US have discovered.
Dogs shot and dragged away
Police are trying to locate the bodies of two pet dogs after their owner found blood, shotgun casings and one of their collars on the road.
Low-fat Cookie is slimmer of the year
Cookie the dog looked more like the Cookie Monster when his owners first laid eyes on him.
NZ may join anti-whaling lawsuit
Murray McCully says NZ will consider joining any legal action to force Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean if diplomatic channels fail.
The illegal camps that threaten to destroy Kenya's Masai Mara
An unpublished Kenyan government audit reveals that the Greater Mara ecosystem is now weighed down by 108 camps and lodges, many of which are flouting the law.
Kick in the head keeps shark at bay
In the end it was the bronze whaler that came off worse during a terrifying man-versus-shark encounter near Whitianga this week.