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Cat survives 19-hour ordeal in freezer
Krillen was thawed out over several hours after being trapped in the freezer overnight.
'Lame, national bore' tops poll
It 'burrows like a badger, kicks like a kangaroo and smells like a forest mushroom' but New Zealanders say it's their favourite.
Tempers flare at dog-death meeting
A woman was thrown out of a meeting on the North Shore's beach poisonings when she hurled objects at a Department of Conservation speaker.
Major animal welfare issues on Crafar farms, says MAF
"Significant animal welfare issues" have been found among the 20,000 cows on the 22 farms owned by the Crafar family, a MAF inquiry says.
First dog death at Coromandel beach
A dog which died after visiting a Coromandel beach tests positive to the same toxin thought to have killed five dogs in Auckland.
Walk with the animals
American scientist and animal lover Marc Bekoff, who visits Auckland this week, believes animals don’t just have emotions but are moral beings, just like us.
Crafar Farms put into receivership owing NZ$200m
NZ's largest family owned dairy business is put into receivership by its banks Westpac, Rabobank and PGG Wrightson Finance.
Crafar Farms put into receivership
New Zealand's largest family owned dairy business, Crafar Farms, has been put into receivership, Korda Mentha said in a statement.
Receivers come to grips with Crafar problems
Receivers were getting mud on their gumboots yesterday as they came to grips with problems of Crafar Farms.
Dog killer tops SPCA's annual list of shame
Animal welfare chiefs have revealed their list of shame - 52 acts of serious cruelty in New Zealand in the past 12 months.
Star's chicken killing provokes outrage
Bad boy Dancing With The Stars judge Brendan Cole has caused international outrage by stoning a chicken to death on a TVNZ reality show.
Fed Farmers dairy boss responds to mistreatment reports
Federated Farmers Dairy chair Lachlan McKenzie responds to recent controversy over the mistreatment of animals on a NZ dairy farm.